ORDINANCES  AND  RESOLUTIONS 


REMOiiE  STORAGE 


January,  1868,  to  January,  1869, 


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A TAELE  OIF1  COZESTTiEILsr'X'S. 


Printed  Ry  Order  of  tRe  Corporation. 


GEORGETOWN,  D.  0. : 

COURIER  PRINT,  128  BRIDGE  STREET. 


ORDINANCES  AND  RESOLUTIONS. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  claims  of  Georgetown  Courier,  Morris  & Gladmon,  and  Wm.  T. 

Duvall. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  is  hereby,  directed  to 
cpay  to  the  order  of  the  proprietor  of  the  Georgetown  Courier  twenty-nine 
^dollars,  ($29),  for  advertising  (27  squares)  ordinance  in  relation  to  huckster’s 
-Snicense  and  Recorder’s  opinion,  and  fifty  copies  of  Courier,  as  per  bill  ren- 
wdered.  To  Wm.  T.  Duvall,  one  hundred  and  ninety-two  dollars  ($192,)  as 
er  his  bill  for  twelve  lamp  posts.  To  Morris  & Gladmon,  thirteen  dollars 
3),  as  per  their  bill  accompanied  by  proper  vouchers,  for  conveying  per- 
sons to  almshouse  and  insane  asylum. 

Approved  January  3,  186S. 


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aC  AN  ORDINANCE  providing  for  lists  of  transfers  of  real  estate. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
v/  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Recorder  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
^authorized  and  requested  to  enter  into  contract  with  the  Register  of  Deeds, 
^and  the  Register  of  Wills  for  the  District  of  Columbia,  to  furnish  to  the 
S Clerk  of  this  Corporation,  or  any  other  officer  that  may  be  by  said  Corpora- 
tion hereafter  designated,  on  or  about  the  first  day  of  January,  in  each  and 
i2every  year,  correct  lists  of  the  transfers  of  real  estate  in  this  Corporation  during 
&the  next  preceding  twelve  weeks,  so  far  as  can  be  ascertained  by  the  records  of 
Jjtheir  respective  offices,  for  a sum  not  to  exceed  twelve  and  a half  cents  for  each 
5- transfer  in  such  lists. 

•§  And  the  Clerk  of  this  Corporation  is  hereby,  authorized  to  pay  to'  said 
ap  Register  of  Deeds,  and  said  Register  of  Wills,  whatever  sum  may  be  agreed 
gupon  between  this  Corporation  and  said  parties,  to  be  paid  for  such  transfer 
« furnished  by  them  respectively,  said  sum  not  to  exceed  the  sum  of  twelve 
Sand  a half  cents  for  each  transfer  upon  said  lists,  upon  presentation  of  proper 
©vouchers. 

CO  Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  said  transfers,  when  received, 
hall  be  noted  properly  upon  the  assessment  books  of  this  Corporation,  by 

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the  Tax  Collector,  who  is  hereby  authorized  to  provide  proper  books  for 
such  lists  of  transfers. 

Approved  January  3,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  directing  the  Recorder  to  settle  the  liabilities  of  the  late  Tax  Collector. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Recorder  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  di- 
rected to  settle  with  the  sureties  of  Charles  D.  Welch,  late  Tax  Collector, 
for  the  year  1865,  in  accordance  with  the  opinion  of  the  said  Recorder, 
dated  December  23d,  1867,  and  to  collect  the  same  by  mutual  agreement, 
or  otherwise,  in  his  discretion : and  that  the  said  Recorder  be  authorized, 
and  he  is  further  directed,  to  accept  any  security  for  the  prospective  pay- 
ment of  the  liabilities  of  said  late  Tax  Collector,  for  years  other  than  1865, 
or  any  obligation  with  a view  to  such  prospective  payment. 

Approved  January  3,  1868. 


AN  ORDINANCE  establishing  a Huckster  License. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  in  addition  to  the  Licenses  issued 
by  this  Corporation,  there  shall  be  issued  to  such  persons  as  shall  apply 
therefor,  a License  to  be  known  and  designated  a “Huckster's  License," 
which  License  shall  include  the  right  to  sell  the  following  named  articles, 
viz:  Fish,  Oysters,  Poultry,  Game,  Fruit,  Y egetables,  Butter,  Eggs,  Cheese, 
and  Salted  Meats,  within  and  without  the  Market  House  and  its  limits ; and 
the  sale  of  any  of  the  above  mentioned  articles  within  the  limits  of  this  Cor- 
poration is  hereby  forbidden,  except  under  a Huckster's  License,  from  and 
after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

Provided , that  this  section  of  this  ordinance  shall  not  be  construed  to 
prohibit  keepers  of  restaurants,  duly  licensed,  from  selling  oysters  at  their 
places  of  business,  nor  regular  grocers  from  selling  salt  fish,  fruit,  potatoes, 
butter,  eggs,  cheese,  and  salted  or  smoked  meats,  who  have  obtained,  or  shall 
obtain  a general  license  under  the  laws  of  this  Corporation;  or  to  prohibit 
duly  licensed  commission  merchants  from  selling  at  wholesale,  any  of  the  ar- 
ticles enumerated  in  said  section  ; or  to  prohibit  country  dealers  from  selling 
at  their  proper  stands  in  the  market  house  limits,  during  market  hours,  or 
from  their  wagons  on  the  streets,  after  market  hours,  articles  of  their  own 
production,  or  by  them  reared,  raised  or  cultivated,  or  to  prohibit  free  sale 
of  fresh  fish  at  the  fish  warf. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained , That  all  Huckster's  Licenses  taken  out 
after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  at  the  rate  of  fifteen  dollars  J 


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($15)  per  annum  for  a period  ef  not  less  than  three  (3)  months,  and  to  ex- 
pire on  the  first  days  of  January,  April,  July  and  October,  and  payable  in 
advance,  which  said  sum  of  fifteen  dollars  shall  be  in  addition  to  the  rent 
or  purchase  money  of  a bench  or  stall  to  be  used  for  said  business  in  the 
Market  House,  at  which  said  bench  or  stall  alone,  shall  persons  obtaining 
licenses  under  this  ordinance,  be  allowed  to  sell  within  the  Market  House 
limits,  during  market  hours. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained , That  the  sale  of  fresh  meats,  (other  than 
whole  slaughtered  hogs  in  their  season,  and  smoked  meats,)  shall  be  confined 
to  the  Market  House. 

Sec.  4.  Be  it  further  ordained , That  any  person  or  persons  violating  any 
of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  five,  nor  more 
than  twenty  dollars,  for  each  and  every  violation  thereof,  to  be  recovered  as 
fines  usually  are. 

Sec.  5.  Be  it  further  ordained , That  the  License  known  as  the  Green  Gro- 
cers' License  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  abolished. 

Sec.  6.  And  be  it  farther  ordained , That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Market  Master,  or  any  police  officer  of  the  Metropolitan  police,  at  any  and 
all  times  to  enter  into  the  place  of  business  of  any  one  licensed  as  a hucks- 
ter, and  examine  and  inspect  the  articles  offered  for  sale  by  any  one  licensed 
as  a huckster  under  this  ordinance;  and  no  person  doing  business  as  a 
huckster  shall  keep  or  expose  for  sale  any  unwholesome  or  unsound  provis- 
ions of  any  kind  whatsoever,  or  place  or  keep  any  articles  deleterious  to 
health  or  in  any  manner  offensive  (of  which  said  Market  Master  or  police 
officer  shall  be  the  judge,)  in  their  place  of  business;  and  any  person  so 
offending,  shall  forfeit  the  sum  of  five  dollars  for  the  first  offence,  and  ten 
dollars  for  every  subsequent  offence,  and  upon  neglecting  or  refusing  to  re- 
move the  same  from  his  place  of  business,  or  from  exposure  to  sale,  on  the 
order  of  the  said  Market  Master  or  police  officer,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  the 
sum  of  five  dollars  additional  penalty  and  the  offensive  article  of  provisions 
shall  be  forfeited  to  the  use  of  the  Corporation,  and  be  removed  under  the 
direction  of  the  said  Market  Master  or  police  officer.  Provided,  however, 
that  no  police  officer  shall  exercise  this  power  within  the  Market  House 
limits.  And  any  one  resisting  or  refusing  obedience  to  the  said  Market 
Master  or  police  officer  engaged  in  the  execution  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  the  sum  of  five  dollars. 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  all  laws  or  ordinances  relating 
to  light  weights,  and  the  punishment  and  penalty  therefor,  are  hereby  made 
and  ordained  to  be  a part  of  this  ordinance,  and  the  said  Market  Master 
and  police  officers  are  hereby  directed,  and  it  is  hereby  declared  to  be  their 


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duty  to  enforce  the  same  against  any  one  doing  business  under  the  license 
provided  by  this  ordinance,  as  fully  as  the  same  are  now  enforced  within  the 
Market  House  and  its  limits. 

Sec.  8.  Be  it  further  ordained , That  all  ordinances  or  resolutions,  or 
parts  thereof,  inconsistent  with  this  ordinance  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby, 
repealed. 

Approved  January  10,  1S68. 

A RESOLUTION  instructing  the  Committee  before  Congress. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Committee  representing  the  interests 
of  this  town  before  Congress  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  directed  to  remon- 
strate against  the  passage  of  the  bill  lately  introduced  in  Congress,  proposing 
the  granting  of  a charter  of  incorporation  to  the  Farmers’  and  Butchers’ 
Company. 

Approved  Jannary  10,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  authorizing  the  Clerk  to  rent  certain  Stalls. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  author- 
ized in  his  discretion,  to  rent  any  of  the  Stalls  in  the  new  Market  House, 
heretofore  appropriated  for  dealers  in  butter,  for  any  other  purpose  not  ex- 
pressly forbidden  by  law. 

Approved  January  10,  1868. 

AN  ORDINANCE  relating  to  tho  duties  of  the  Tax  Collector  and  Clerk. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetoicn , That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  person 
elected  Tax  Collector  of  this  Corporation,  within  ten  days  after  his  election 
and  before  entering  on  the  duties  of  his  office,  to  lodge  with  the  Clerk  of 
the  Corporation  his  bond  in  the  penalty  of  twelve  thousand  dollars,  or  such 
other  penalty  as  may  hereafter,  from  time  to  time  be  required,  with  security 
to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor  and  Recorder,  conditioned  for  the  diligent  and 
faithful  performance  of  his  duties  as  Collector  of  Taxes,  and  for  the  punc- 
tual payment  to  the  Corporation  of  all  monies  that  shall  be  collected  by  him 
under  any  ordinance  that  may  be  passed  by  this  Corporation. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  Collector  of  Taxes  shall 
open  and  keep  regularly  a set  of  books,  in  accordance  with  the  forms  here- 
with submitted  and  annexed,  which  books  shall  be  paid  for  by  the  Clerk 
out  of  his  contingent  fund,  and  shall  be  deemed  public  property  and  at  all 
times  open  to  public  inspection,  as  other  b oks  connected  with  the  assess- 
ment and  taxing  of  property. 


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Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  Clerk  shall  make  out  and 
deliver  to  the  Collector  the  taxes  levied  under  any  ordinance  of  this  Corpo- 
ration, within  two  weeks  of  the  passage  of  the  ordinance  levying  said  tax, 
and  take  the  Collector's  receipt  therefor,  provided,  however,  that  the  Collec- 
tor's bond  has  been  previously  lodged  with  him,  duly  qualified,  and  not 
otherwise;  and  in  every  instance  where  the  taxes  levied  under  any  ordi- 
nance, (except  those  specially  provided  for,)  shall  remain  unpaid  on  the 
thirty-first  day  of  December,  of  the  year  for  which  they  are  levied,  the  Col- 
lector is  hereby  authorised  and  required  to  proceed  to  enforee  the  payment 
of  said  taxes,  by  the  sale  of  said  real  or  personal  estate  of  the  delinquent 
tax  payer,  (or  both  at  his  discretion,)  according  to  the  requirements  of  the 
charter  and  laws  of  this  Corporation. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Col- 
lector, before  he  sells  any  personal  property  distrained  for  taxes,  to  give  ten 
days  previous  notice  in  some  newspaper  printed  in  the  District  of  Columbia, 
and  also  to  serve  a notice  on  the  party  whose  goods  are  distrained,  if  to  be 
found  by  him  within  the  town,  or  the  agent  of  such  owner,  or  on  the  party 
in  whose  possession  said  goods  to  be  distrained  may  be,  of  the  time  and  place 
of  sale,  and  the  amount  of  each  of  the  taxes  levied,  due,  and  for  which  the 
distrain  is  made. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  before  he  shall  sell  any  lot  or 
lots,  or  parts  of  lots,  for  taxes,  the  course  of  his  proceeding  shall  be  as  fol- 
lows: He  shall  advertise  the  property  for  public  sale  in  some  newspaper 
printed  and  published  in  Georgetown,  or,  if  there  be  none  such,  then  in  a 
newspaper  printed  and  published  in  Washington  City,  once  a week  for 
twelve  successive  weeks  pre  ious  to  the  day  of  sale,  and  in  the  advertise- 
ment shall  be  stated  the  time  and  place  of  sale,  the  number  of  lot  or  lots,  or 
parts  of  lots  of  ground  intended  to  be  sold,  the  value  thereof,  and  the  amount 
of  each  of  the  taxes  due  and  owing  thereon ; also,  the  names  of  the  persons 
to  whom  the  same  are  respectively  assessed;  and,  if  before  the  day  of  sale 
advertised  as  aforesaid,  the  owner,  his  or  her  agent,  or  attorney,  shall  not 
pay  the  amount  of  each  of  the  taxes  levied,  with  all  costs  thereon  assessed, 
the  said  Collector  shall  sell  the  said  lot  or  lots,  or  parts  therof,  or  as  many 
as  may  be  necessary  to  pay  said  taxes,  for  cash,  to  the  highest  bidder,  and  a 
certificate  shall  be  issued  by  the  Collector,  setting  forth  that  such  person  is 
the  purchaser,  and  the  amount  paid  by  him.)  And  if,  at  or  before  the  expira- 
tion of  twelve  months  from  the  day  of  sale,  the  owner  shall  not  appear  and 
pay  to  the  Collector,  the  Mayor,  or  to  the  purchaser,  the  amount  of  each  of 
the  said  taxes  and  costs,  and  each  of.  the  said  taxes  accruing  subsequent  to 
sale,  and  ten  per  cent,  interest  on  the  purchase  money,  it  shall  and  may  be 


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lawful  for  the  Mayor,  and  he  is  hereby  required,  at  the  expiration  of  said 
time,  to  convey  the  title  in  fee  simple  of  said  property  to  the  purchaser,  by 
deed  under  his  hand,  and  the  seal  of  the  Corporation,  and  the  Collector  is 
hereby  directed  to  keep  a record  of  all  tax  sales  made  by  him,  which  said 
record  shall  show  the  description  of  the  property  sold,  in  whose  name 
assessed,  the  amount  of  tax  for  which  sold,  the  amount  of  purchase  money, 
the  name  of  the  purchaser  or  purchasers,  the  year  or  years  for  which 
the  taxes  are  due,  whether  and  when  redeemed,  and  whether  and  when 
deeded. 

Sec  6.  And  be  it  f urther  ordained , That  when  any  of  the  taxes  levied 
are  due  by  the  same  person,  on  more  than  one  lot  or  lots,  or  parts  of  lots, 
and  the  said  lot  or  lots,  or  parts  of  lots  shall  be  offered  for  sale  as  aforesaid, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Collector  to  advertise  and  sell  for  the  sum  of  the 
taxes  due  on  the  whole  number  of  lots,  or  parts  of  lots  at  the  same  time,  but 
he  shall  sell  no  more  of  the  said  lots  or  parts  of  lots,  than  may  be  sufficient 
to  raise  the  whole  amount  of  taxes  levied,  and  in  arrears,  and  due,  with  the 
expenses  of  the  collection  thereof,  which  shall  include  but  one  execution 
fee,  which  fee,  with  all  the  other  expenses  of  distress,  advertisement,  and 
sale,  shall  be  raised  and  paid  out  of  the  property  sold,  in  the  same  manner 
and  at  the  same  time  the  taxes  levied  are  raised  and  paid. 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  farther  ordained , That  the  Collector,  in  every  instance 
of  distrain  of  personal  property  for  any  taxes  levied,  or,  whether  or  not  he 
shall  make  sale,  be  authorized  to  charge  for  his  cost  and  trouble,  as  well 
as  the  fee  of  one  dollar  as  a commission  of  five  per  cent,  on  the 
amount  of  taxes  in  arrear,  to  be  included  and  recovered  in  like  manner  with 
the  taxes,  and  as  an  expense  incident  thereto,  and  in  every  case  of  adver- 
tisement of  real  property  for  sale  for  said  taxes  in  arrears,  and  whether  or 
not  a sale  shall  be  made,  the  said  Collector,  in  addition  to  the  fee  of  one 
dollar,  shall  be  allowed  to  charge  for  his  cost  and  trouble,  a commission  of 
two  and  a half  per  cent,  on  the  amount  of  the  sum  of  the  taxes  levied,  to  be 
included  and  recovered  in  like  manner  with  the  said  taxes  in  arrears,  and 
as  an  expense  incident  thereto.  And  in  no  future  case  of  distress  of  per- 
sonal property  for  the  taxes  levied,  shall  it  be  required  of  the  Collector  to 
give  personal  notice  thereof  to  any  other  owners  than  such  as  reside  within 
the  limits  of  the  town,  and  have  actual  possession  of  the  property  distrained 
at  the  time  of  such  distrain,  any  ordinance  of  this  Corporation  notwithstand- 
ing. And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Collector  for  the  time  being,  to  pro- 
cure a copy  of  each  newspaper  in  which  a tax  sale  of  real  estate  shall  be 
hereafter  advertised  by  him,  for  every  day  on  which  such  advertisement 
shall  appear,  and  to  return  said  papers  with  his  report  of  sale  to  the  Clerk 


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of  the  Corporation,  who  shall  allow  him  the  necessary  cost  thereof  in  the 
settlement  of  his  accounts,  and  shall  cause  the  said  papers  to  be  carefully 
preserved  for  the  use  of  the  Corporation. 

Sec.  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Tax 
Collector  to  pay  over  daily  to  the  Clerk  the  net  proceeds  of  all  taxes  col- 
lected by  him,  and  also  to  furnish  the  Cleik  with  the  amounts  to  be  cred- 
ited to  each  distinct  tax.  And  it  shall  also  be  the  duty  of  the  Tax  Col- 
lector to  make  to  the  Clerk,  within  ten  days  after  April  1st,  July  1st,  Oc- 
tober 1st,  and  January  1st  of  each  year,  a report  of  the  gross  amount  of 
taxes  collected  and  paid  over  by  him  to  said  clerk  within  the  quarter  year 
past,  with  amount  of  deductions  authorized  by  any  ordinance  for  prompt 
payment  of  taxes,  and  claimed  by  said  Collector,  which  discounts  shall  not 
be  allowed  by  the  Clerk  upon  any  moneys  not  actually  paid  over  to  him  by 
the  Collector  on  the  days,  or  within  the  time  allowed  in  the  ordinance  grant- 
ing said  discounts. 

Sec.  9.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  Collector  shall  settle  the 
final  account  of  his  collections  with  the  Clerk  of  this  Corporation  by  the 
1st  day  ol  June,  in  the  year  next  ensuing  that  in  which  said  taxes  shall  be 
levied,  in  default  of  which,  the  Collector  shall  be  reported  by  the  Clerk  to 
the  Recorder  for  suit,  and  shall  be  sued  forthwith,  for  any  deficiency  not 
paid  over,  and  shall  be  chargeable  with  interest  on  the  same,  from  the  said 
last  mentioned  day. 

Sec.  10.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  no  Collector  who  shall  fail  to 
make  a final  settlement  of  all  taxes  which  shall  be  placed  in  his  hands  for 
collection,  by  the  end  of  the  year  next  ensuing  that  in  which  they  shall  be 
placed  in  his  hands,  shall  thereafter  be  again  eligible  to  office,  until  such  final 
settlement  shall  be  made. 

Sec.  11.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Collector  of  Taxes,  to  give  public  notice  by  advertisement  in  some  news- 
paper printed  and  published  in  Georgetown,  or,  if  there  be  none  such,  then 
in  a newspaper  printed  and  published  in  Washington  City,  of  the  date  of 
expiration  of  the  year  limited  in  Section  5 of  this  ordinance,  when  pur- 
chasers at  tax  sales  become  entitled  to  deeds  from  the  Mayor  for  the  lots  by 
them  purchased,  which  advertisement  shall  be  published  not  less  than  twice 
a week  for  two  weeks  next  before  the  period  when  such  deeds  shall  become 
due,  and  shall  contain  the  name  of  the  party  to  whom  the  property  is  as- 
sessed or  in  whose  name  the  same  was  sold,  together  with  a description  of 
the  property,  with  the  amount  of  taxes  and  expenses  necessary  to  redeem 
the  same,  including  the  expense  of  the  advertisement  hereby  required,  and 
upon  the  payment  by  any  party,  of  said  amount  of  taxes  and  expenses,  the 
sale  shall  be  cancelled. 


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Sec.  12.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  ordinances  or  resolutions, 
or  parts  thereof,  which  are  inconsistent  with  this  ordinance,  be,  and  the 
same  are  hereby,  repealed. 

Sec.  13.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  this  ordinance  shall  take 
effect  on  and  after  the  1st  day  of  January,  1868. 

Approved  January  17,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  granting  the  use  of  the  Market  House  Hall. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  use  of  the  Market  House  Hall  be,  and 
is  hereby,  granted  to  ‘‘The  Catholic  Beneficial  Total  Abstinence  Society”  of 
Georgetown,  on  the  night  of  the  30th  January,  1868,  for  the  purpose  of 
holding  a ball;  the  proceeds  of  which  are  to  be  applied  to  the  use  of  the 
poor  of  Georgetown,  as  expressed  in  the  memorial  of  John  L.  Love  and 
others,  committee. 

Approved  January  17,  186S. 

A RESOLUTION  to  lay  a Flag  Footway. 

Be  it  resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  in  lieu  of  the  flag  footway  directed 
to  be  placed  across  Frederick  street,  on  the  north  line  of  Second  street,  by 
“resolution  approved  November  22d,  1867,”  the  Street  Commissioner  be  di- 
rected to  have  one  placed  across  Bank  alley,  on  the  north  line  of  Bridge 
street. 

Approved  January  17,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  claims  of  R.  T.  Hieston  & Co.,  and  of  Hieston  & Barrett. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  B.  T.  Hieston 
& Co.,  twenty-seven  dollars  and  fifty  cents  ($27  50),  as  per  their  bill  for 
coal  and  wood  for  Clerk's  office;  and  to  the  order  of  Hieston  & Barrett  four 
dollars  ($4),  for  half  a ton  coal  fo.r  Market  House  Hall,  as  per  bill  rendered. 

Approved  January  17,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  for  sweeping  the  Market  House. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  sixty  dollars  be,  and  the  same 
is  hereby,  appropriated  for  sweeping  and  cleaning  the  Market  House,  to  be 
paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the  order  of  the  Market  Master,  on  the  presentation  of 
proper  vouchers : Provided  the  average  amount  shall  not  be  more  than  ten 
dollars  per  month. 

Approved  January  17,  1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  establishing  a Lamp  Post. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  is  hereby,  requested 
to  have  erected  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Montgomery  and  Olive  streets, 
a lamp  post  and  lantern  of  the  usual  size  and  construction. 

Approved  January  17,  1S6S. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bills  of  Fire  Department  for  the  quarter  ending  December  31st, 

1867. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  three  hundred  and  forty-eight 
dollars  and  seventy-nine  cents  ($348  79),  be,  and  hereby  is,  appropriated  to 
pay  expenses  of  the  Fire  Department  for  the  quarter  ending  31st  Decem- 
ber, 1867,  payable  to  the  order  of  the  several  parties  hereinafter  named. 
To  Hieston  & Barrett,  for  coal  and  wood,  per  bill  rendered,  $36;  Francis 
Wheatley  & Son,  lumber,  $3  69;  Jenkin  Thomas,  harness  work,  $19;  John 
J.  Cooke,  blacksmithing,  $36  40;  Buckey  & Marbury,  hardware,  $7  88; 
George  W.  Cropley,  sundries,  $5  50;  H.  G-.  Wagner,  one  clock,  $6  50; 
stationery,  $1 — $7  50;  T.  H.  O’Donohue,  plumbing,  $6  40;  John  J.  Beall, 
horse  feed,  $168  12;  John  E.  Cox,  dubbin  (grease),  $40  30 — $348  79. 

Approved  January  24,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  claim  of  W.  D.  Davidge,  Attorney,  for  professional  services. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Be- 
corder,  three  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  ($350),  to  be  appropriated  by  him 
to  the  payment  of  claim  of  W.  D.  Davidge,  attorney,  in  the  suit  of  Homiller 
and  others  vs.  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  as  per  bill  rendered. 

Approved  January  24,  1868. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  estabiish  and  regulate  Branch  Markets. 

Whereas,  it  is  a chartered  right  of  this  Corporation  to  ‘‘establish  and  reg- 
ulate Markets,”  and,  by  the  recent  decision  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  this 
District,  this  includes  the  right  to  ordain  where,  when,  and  how  such  Mar- 
kets should  be  held,  and  the  duty  to  provide  that  they  should  not  become 
nuisances  to  the  neighborhood,  and  that  no  unsound  and  unwholesome  food 
should  be  exposed  for  sale  therein. 

And  whereas  the  location  of  the  “new  Market  House”  in  the  centre  of 
the  third,  or  southwest  precinct  of  the  town,  is  inconvenient  to  the  residents 
of  the  other  precincts,  and  the  establishment  and  regulation  of  branch  Mar- 
kets in  those  more,  remote  precincts  would  greatly  promote  the  convenience 
of  the  citizens  resident  therein  ; therefore 


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Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  this  Corporation  will  establish  such 
branch  Markets  in  any  part  of  the  first  (1st),  second  (2d),  and  fourth  (4th), 
precincts  of  this  town,  whenever  petitioned  thus  to  do  by  any  responsible 
party,  whose  memorial  designates  the  number  and  street  where  the  said  pe- 
titioner desires  such  branch  Market  to  be  established,  and  contains  the 
written  assent  thereto  of  all  the  housekeepers  and  owners  of  property  within 
sixty  (60)  feet  of  either  side  of  proposed  branch  Market. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained , That  all  articles  of  food  that  may  be  law- 
fully sold  within  the  “ new  Market  House,”  may  be  lawfully  sold  at  all 
times,  except  Sundays,  by  the  person  or  party  duly  licensed  so  to  do  within 
said  branch  Market  which  may  be  hereafter  established  by  this  Corporation 
in  accordance  with  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained , That  the  license  to  open  and  keep  a 
branch  Market  shall  be  at  the  rate  of  one  hundred  dollars  per  annum,  for  a 
period  of  not  less  than  three  months,  and  shall  expire  on  the  first  day  of 
January,  April,  July,  and  October,  and  shall  be  payable  in  advance. 

Sec,  4.  Be  it  further  ordained , That  all  moneys  received  by  this  Corpora- 
tion from  the  license  to  hucksters,  and  from  persons  licensed  under  this  ordi- 
nance to  keep  branch  Markets,  be  placed  by  the  Clerk  to  the  credit  of  the 
Market  House  debt,  and  be  applied  by  him,  according  to  law,  to  the  reduc- 
tion and  extinction  of  said  debt  as  rapidly  as  possible. 

Sec.  5.  Be  it  further  ordained , That  when  any  petition,  thus  signed  as 
aforesaid,  is  approved  by  this  Corporation,  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
authorized  and  directed  to  issue  to  such  person  or  party  a license  to  open 
and  keep  a branch  Market;  said  license  to  designate  the  time  for  which  said 
license  is  given,  the  name  of  the  person  or  party  thus  licensed;  the  place  or 
the  number  and  street  where  said  branch  Market  shall  be  established,  and 
shall  confer  authority  to  open  and  keep  said  branch  Market  only  upon  the 
party  and  in  the  place  named  and  none  other,  and  shall  not  be  transferable 
to  any  other  party  or  place  whatever,  without  the  previous  assent  of  this 
Corporation,  and  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  party  to  whom  said 
license  may  have  been  issued,  to  carry  on  business  under  such  license  at  any 
other  place  than  that  designated  therein,  nor  shall  it  be  lawful  for  any  per- 
son or  party  to  carry  on  business  under  any  said  license  issued  in  the  name 
of  any  other  person,  under  a penalty  of  forfeiture  of  said  license,  and  a fine 
of  not  less  than  five  (5)  dollars,  nor  more  than  twenty  (20)  dollars  for  each 
and  every  offence,  to  be  recovered  as  fines  usually  are. 

Sec.  6.  Be  it  further  ordained , That  all  such  branch  Markets  shall  be 
subject  to  the  same  inspection  and  regulations  that  are  contained  in  sections 


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six  (6)  and  seven  (7)  of  “an  ordinance  establishing  a hucksters’  license/5" 
approved  January  10, 1868;  which  said  sections  are  re-enacted  as,  and  made 
a part  of  this  ordinance,  substituting  the  words  “ keeper  of  any  branch 
Market”  for  the  word  “ huckster,”  wherever  it  occurs  in  said  sixth  (6)  sec- 
tion of  the  ordinance  aforesaid. 

Sec.  7.  Be  it  further  ordained , That  whenever  any  party,  licensed  under 
this  ordinance  to  open  and  keep  a branch  Market,  shall  be  complained  against 
by  the  neighborhood  or  by  the  proper  health  officer,  for  allowing  any  nuis- 
ance in  said  branch  Market,  and  shall  not  immediately  abate  said  nuisance, 
the  license  hereby  ordained  shall  be  revocable  by  this  Corporation,  in  addi- 
tion to  the  fines  and  penalties  imposed  by  section  six  (6)  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  all  ordinances  or  resolutions,  or 
parts  thereof,  inconsistent  with  this  ordinance,  be,  and  the  same  is,  hereby 
repealed. 

Approved  January  31,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  relief  of  the  Destitute  Poor  of  the  Town. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  there  be,  and  is  hereby,  appropriated 
out  of  the  general  fund  the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars  for  the  relief  of 
the  destitute  poor  of  the  town,  the  said  sum  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the 
treasurer  of  the  Ladies’  Benevolent  Society  of  this  town,  and  to  be  by  them 
expended  in  fuel  and  other  necessaries  for  the  comfort  of  the  said  poor, 
during  this  inclement  season  of  the  year. 

Approved  January  31,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bills  of  Georgetown  Gas-Light  Company  and  Robert  E.  Talbot. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  A.  H, 
Bodge,  President  of  the  Georgetown  Gas-Light  Company,  the  sum  of  one 
hundred  and  forty-one  dollars  and  nine  cents  ($141  09,)  current  expenses 
from  March  25  to  December  28, 1867,  for  repairs,  &c.,  on  Corporation  lamp- 
posts,  as  per  bill ; and  to  Bobert  E.  Talbot,  forty  dollars  and  forty  cents 
($40  40)  for  work  done  at  Station  House,  and  one  stove,  as  per  bill  rendered. 

Approved  January  31,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  purchase  a New  Reel  for  the  Fire  Department. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  five  hundred  and  fifty  dol- 
lars, or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  is  hereby,  appropriated 


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to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  out  of  the  general  fund,  to  the  order  of  the  Fire 
Commissioners,  for  the  purchase  of  a four-wheeled  hose-carriage  for  the  use 
of  the  Fire  Department. 

Approved  January  31,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  expenses  of  Poor  and  Work-House  for  the  quarter  ending  Decem- 
ber 31,  1867. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georyetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  M.  V. 
Buckey,  trustee  of  the  poor  and  work-house,  the  sum  of  eleven  hundred  and 
thirty-three  dollars  and  fifty-four  cents,  amount  of  expenses  of  same  for 
quarter  ending  December  31, 1867,  upon  the  presentation  of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  January  31,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  establishing  Branch  Markets. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  directed 
to  issue  licenses  for  the  establishment  of  branch  Markets  to  the  following 
named  persons,  at  the  places  herein  indicated,  viz  : John  Thecker,  at  No.  70 
Bridge  street;  Joseph  L.  Shoemaker,  at  No.  29  High  street;  H.  W.  Fisher, 
at  No.  74  High  street;  and  J.  C.  & B.  P.  Nichols,  at  No.  53  Dunbarton 
street.  And  that  in  the  issuance  of  the  foregoing  licenses  the  Clerk  be,  and 
he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  allow  in  the  payment  for  the  same,  a pro-rata 
allowance  of  the  amount  paid  by  either  of  the  above-named  parties  for  the 
unexpired  portion  of  any  other  license  that  they  may  hold  from  this  Corpo- 
ration, should  they  desire  to  relinquish  the  same. 

Approved  February  1,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  claim  of  Georgetown  Courier  for  Printing  Clerk’s  Annual  Report. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  the  pro- 
prietor of  the  Georgetown  Courier  the  sum  of  sixty  (60)  dollars,  for 
printing  and  binding  two  hundred  and  fifty  (250)  copies  of  the  Clerk’s 
Annual  Iteport,  as  per  bill  rendered. 

Approved  February  1,  1868. 

AN  ORDINANCE  levying  a General  Tax  and  Special  Direct  Taxes  for  the  year  1868. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Counci  l 
■of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  there  shall  be,  and  hereby  is,  levied 
and  imposed  a direct  tax  of  seventy  cents  on  each  and  every  one  hundred 
dollars  of  the  assessed  value  of  real  and  personal  property,  as  the  same  stands 


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valued  and  assessed  at  this  time  on  the  books  of  assessment  now  on  file  in 
the  office  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation ; and,  also,  there  shall  be,  and 
hereby  is,  levied  an  additional  special  tax  of  five  cents  for  the  Metropolitan 
Railroad  debt,  fifteen  cents  for  the  gas  tax,  and  twenty-seven  cents  for  addi- 
tional compensation  to  the  Metropolitan  Police  force,  all  on  each  and  every  one 
hundred  dollars  of  the  assessed  value  of  real  and  personal  property,  as  the 
same  stands  valued  on  the  books  aforesaid,  excepting  in  each  instance,  pub- 
lic burying  grounds,  the  Female  Orphan  Asylum,  and  houses  of  public  wor- 
ship. And  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  is  hereby  directed  to  keep  separate 
accounts  of  the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  the  general  and  special  direct 
taxes  hereby  levied,  and  to  apply  the  five  cents  for  Metropolitan  Railroad 
debt  according  to  the  provisions  of  a law  of  Congress,  entitled  “ An  act  au- 
thorizing the  corporate  authorities  of  Georgetown  to  impose  additional  taxes, 
and  for  other  purposes,”  approved  March  2,  1865 ; and  the  twenty-seven 
cents  (27  c.)  for  additional  compensation  to  the  Metropolitan  Police,  according 
to  the  provisions  of  the  acts  of  Congress,  being  the  General  Appropriation 
Bill,  approved  June  28,  1864,  and  an  act  approved  Nov.  23, 1866,  arid  to  no 
other  purposes. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  so  much  of  sections  3,  4,  5,  6, 
7,  8,  9,  10,  and  11,  of  an  ordinance  relating  to  the  duties  of,  Tax  Collector, 
approved  January  17,  1868,  and  also  sections  8 and  9 of  an  ordinance  levy- 
ing general,  special  and  direct  taxes  for  the  year  1863,  and  providing  for 
early  payments,  and  for  the  support  of  public  schools,  as  applies  to  and  not 
inconsistent  with  this  ordinance,  is  hereby  made  and  ordained  as  part  of  this 
ordinance,  substituting  the  year  1868  for  1863. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  collector  of  the  taxes  hereby 
imposed  shall,  on  the  closing  of  the  respective  accounts,  be  allowed  a com- 
pensation for  his  services  of  four  per  centum  on  the  amount  of  the  tax  levied, 
any  ordinance  or  part  of  an  ordinance  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding. 

Approved  February  21,  1868. 

AN  ORDINANCE  to  complete  the  Improvement  of  Congress  Street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Street  Commissioner  is  hereby 
directed  to  cause  the  curbstone  to  be  set  and  the  gutter  to  be  laid,  on  the 
east  side  of  Congress  street,  between  West  street  and  Stoddart  street,  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  grade,  and  on  the  line  of  said  street,  removing  all  obstruc- 
tions to  his  work. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained , That  there  be,  and  is  hereby,  levied  and 
imposed,  a further  tax  of  eight  cents  per  front  foot  on  all  the  lots  or  parts  of 
lots  of  ground  fronting  on  each  side  of  said  street  between  West  and  Road 


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streets,  for  tlie  purpose  of  defraying  the  expenses  thereof.  And  the  Collec- 
tor of  Taxes  is  hereby  directed  to  collect  the  same  on  or  before  the  first  day 
of  June,  1868,  and  if  not  paid  by  that  date,  he  shall  proceed  to  enforce  the 
payment  of  the  same  in  accordance  with  the  charter  and  laws  of  the  town, 
and  pay  the  same  to  the  Clerk  as  collected,  retaining  four  per  centum  of  the 
amount  as  his  commissions;  who  shall  hold  the  same  subject  to  the  order 
of  the  Street  Commissioner  for  the  payment  of  said  work  when  satisfactorily 
completed. 

Approved  February  21,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  the  Reporters. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  twenty-five  dollars  each  be 
paid  to  the  reporters  of  the  following  papers,  for  reporting  the  proceedings 
of  the  Corporation  for  the  past  year,  viz : The  reporters  of  the  Star,  Express, 
Republican,  Union,  Chronicle,  and  Courier,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  au- 
thorized and  directed  to  pay  the  same  out  of  the  general  fund. 

Approved  February  21,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  claims  of  Amoskeag  Manufacturing  Company,  G.  T.  Getty  & Co., 
Jos.  & J.  E.  Libbey,  and  Georgetown  Courier. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 

the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  

Langly,  agent  of  the  Amoskeag  Manufacturing  Company,  one  hundred  and 
ninety  dollars  and  seven  cents,  as  per  bill  rendered  of  work  for  the  Fire 
Department;  to  the  order  of  G.  T.  Getty  & Co.  eighty-four  dollars  and 
seventy-five  cents  for  books  and  stationery,  as  per  bill,  and  to  the  order  of 
Jos.  & J.  E.  Libbey  four  dollars  and  fifty-five  cents  for  lumber,  as  per  bill 
rendered  ; to  order  of  proprietor  of  Georgetown  Courier  two  hundred  dol- 
lars ($200)  for  printing  two  hundred  copies  of  laws,  as  per  bill  rendered* 

Approved  February  21,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bill  of  Evening  Express. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  the  pro- 
prietor of  the  Evening  Express  seventeen  dollars,  as  per  bill,  for  advertising 
“public  meeting”  and  “registry  notice.” 

Approved  February  21,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  the  Georgetown  Industrial  School. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars  be, 


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and  is  hereby,  appropriated  in  support  of  the  Georgetown  Industrial  School, 
the  money  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  out  of  the  general  fund  to  the  order  of 
Mrs.  A.  M.  Gauge wer  and  Mrs.  II . W.  Blackford. 

Approved  February  21,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  the  Clerks  of  the  two  Boards. 

In  consideration  of  the  continuous  sessions  of  the  Corporation  during  the 
entire  year,  thereby  entailing  considerable  unusual  labor  on  the  two  Boards, 
therefore  be  it 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  be  au- 
thorized, and  he  is  hereby  directed,  to  pay  to  William  Laird,  Clerk  of  the- 
Board  of  Aldermen,  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars,  p,nd  to  I.  L.  Parkhurst,. 
Clerk  of  the  Common  Council,  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars,  for  services 
rendered  during  the  past  year,  in  addition  to  their  regular  compensation. 

Approved  February  21,  1SG8. 


A RESOLUTION  in  regard  to  the  Collector  of  Taxes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  it  is  the  sense  and  opinion  of  the 
Board  of  Aldermen  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown  that  llichard  A.  Ed- 
rnonston,  Collector  of  unpaid  taxes  for  the  years  1859  to  1866,  both  years 
inclusive,  has  faithfully  and  fully  settled  with  the  Clerk  of  this  Corporation 
for  all  taxes  for  said  years  lodged  in  his  hands  for  collection. 

Approved  February  21,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  allowing  a credit  to  the  Collector  of  Taxes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  be,  and 
he  is  hereby,  directed  to  credit  the  Collector,  in  the  settlement  of  his  ac- 
counts, with  the  sum  of  $1,328  78,  and  the  sum  of  $77  50,  as  asked  for  by 
him  in  his  petition  of  this  date. 

Approved  February  21,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  of  thanks  to  General  >L  Michler. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  thanks  of  this  Corporation  be,  and 
is  hereby,  tendered  to  Gen.  N.  Michler  for  his  prompt  and  efficient  repair  of 
the  Little  Falls  Bridge. 

Approved  February  21,  1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  making  an  Appropriation  for  the  Levy  Court. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Nicholas 
Callan,  Clerk  of  the  Levy  Court,  one  hundred  and  seventy-seven  dollars  and 
thirty-three  cents,  the  same  being  in  full  for  this  Corporation’s  proportion 
for  Coroner’s  fees  from  January  15,  1866,  to  October  30,  i867,  out  of  any 
money  in  the  treasury  not  otherwise  appropriated. 

Approved  February  21,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  refunding  the  amount  paid  by  certain  persons  for  licenses,  which  licenses 
were  refused  the  sanction  of  the  Police  Commissioners. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and,  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Michael 
Lynch  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars,  and  to  the  order  of  Michael  McReynolds  the 
sum  of  twenty-five  dollars,  being  the  amounts  paid  by  them  for  licenses, 
which  licenses  failed  to  receive  the  sanction  of  the  Board  of  Police  Commis- 
sioners, and  consequently  became  void. 

Approved  February  21,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  the  Recorder, 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  C.  M. 
Matthews,  Recorder,  five  hundred  dollars  ($500)  in  full  for  his  services  for 
the  year  ending  January  6,  1868,  as  per  bill  rendered. 

Approved  February  21,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  appointing  a Joint  Select  Committee  to  rearrange  the  stalls  in  the 

Market  House. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetoicn , That  a joint  select  committee,  to  consist  of 
George  Hill,  Jr.,  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen,  Benjamin  Darby  and  L L. 
Clements,  of  the  Board  of  Common  Council,  be,  and  hereby  is,  appointed, 
whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  confer  with  the  butchers  and  others  doing  business 
in  the  Market  House,  with  a view  to  rearrange  and  number  the  stalls 
therein,  so  as  to  secure  the  greatest  possible  convenience  to  said  dealers  and 
the  public,  and  to  report  thereon  by  bill,  as  soon  as  practicable. 

Approved  March  3,  1868. 

AN  ORDINANCE  relating  to  the  sale  of  Fresh  Fish. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetoicn , That  the  license  to  Hucksters,  issued  after 
the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  shall  not  authorize  the  sale  of  fresh  fish  ex- 


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<?cpt  on  the  fish  wharf,  in  the  fish  market,  in  all  branch  markets  now  or 
hereafter  to  be  established  by  this  Corporation,  and  dealers  thereof  from 
wagons  in  the  streets  of  this  town  ; and  all  ordinances  or  resolutions  or 
parts  thereof  inconsistent  with  this  ordinance  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby, 
repealed. 

Approved  March  3,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  providing  for  Butchers  in  the  Fish  Market. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  is  hereby  authorized  to 
have  such  benches  as  are  necessary  for  the  accommodation  of  the  fish  deal- 
ers, provided  for  them  in  the  fish  market  at  the  lowest  possible  cost,  and 
that  the  sum  of  sixty  dollars  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  requisite  be, 
and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated. 

Approved  March  7,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  rent  for  rooms  used  by  the  Judges  of  Election  24th  Feb.,  1868. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  twenty  dollars  ($20),  be, 
and  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  pay  rent  of  room,  one  in  each  precinct,  at  the 
election  of  24th  February,  1868,  being  the  uniform  rate  of  five  dollars  to 
each  precinct,  and  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  on  the  receipt  of  proper  vouch- 
ers, viz  : To  John  Cornell,  George  Coakley,  Joseph  H.  Birch,  and  M.  V. 
Buckey,  each  $5. 

Approved  March  7,  1868. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  prevent  cruelty  to  animals  at  the  public  market. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  it 
shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  tie,  or  cause  to  be  tied  at 
the  public  market,  in  Georgetown,  any  calf,  sheep,  or  other  dumb  animal, 
in  a cruel  or  barbarous  manner;  and  any  person  or  persons  so  offending 
shall  be  fined  not  more  than  five  dollars,  at  the  discretion  of  the  magistrate, 
said  fines  to  be  collected  as  fines  and  penalties  usually  are ; and  the  market 
master  is  hereby  directed  to  cause  the  above  ordinance  to  be  strictly 
enforced. 

Resolved  further , That  this  ordinance  be  printed  and  kept  posted  in  the 
market  house. 

Approved  March  7, 186S. 


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RESOLUTION  to  pay  the.  claim  of  the  Judges  of  Election. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  oj 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of'  John 
W.  Bronaugh,  Dr.  Chas.  H.  Cragin,  and  L.  L.  Clements,  Judges  of  Elec- 
tion, two  hundred  and  three  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents  ($203.25),  for 
services  rendered  and  expenses  incurred  in  the  preparation  of  poll  lists  at 
the  recent  election,  on  their  presenting  proper  vouchers  for  the  same. 

Approved  March  7,  186S. 

A RESOLUTION  appointing  a Committee  to  represent  the  interests  of  this  Corporation 
before  the  Congress  of  the  United  States. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor,  Recorder,  President  of  the 
Board  of  Common  Council,  Riley  A.  Shinn,  and  Charles  F.  Peck  be.  and 
they  are  hereby,  appointed  a Committee  to  represent  the  interests  of  this 
Corporation  before  the  Congress  of  the  United  States. 

Resolved  further , That  the. Clerk  of  the  Corporation  be  instructed  to  no- 
tify the  Committee  of  Congress  on  District  affairs  of  the  names  and  ap- 
pointment of  this  Committee. 

Approved  March  7,  1S68. 

A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  the  Fire  Commissioners. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  seven  dollars  and  forty- 
one  cents  ($7.41),  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  out  of  the 
general  fund,  to  be  placed  to  the  credit  of  the  Fire  Commissioners,  to  pay 
balance  of  the  account  of  Eenj.  F.  Harper  & Brother  for  work  done  for  the 
Fire  Department. 

Approved  March  7,  1808. 

A SUPPLEMENT  to  the  Ordinance  for  the  Improvement  of  certain  parts  of  Beall,  Monroe> 

and  North  streets. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  ordinance  entitled  u An  ordi- 
nance providing  for  the  improvement  of  certain  parts  of  Beall,  Monroe,  and 
North  streets/’  approved  October  24,  1867,  be  so  amended  as  to  include  the 
improvement  of  Mill  street,  from  West  street  to  its  eastern  termination  ad- 
joining the  property  of  Thomas  Woodward,  and  the  Collector  of  Taxes  is 
hereby  authorized  to  give  credit  to  property  holders  on  this  or  other  streets 
improved  under  the  above  named  ordinance,  for  the  amount  of  front  foot 
taxes  already  paid. 

Approved  March  14,  1868. 


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, & RESOLUTION  for  the  Construction  of  a Flag  Footway  across  Bridge  street,  on  the  east 
line  of  Montgomery  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  oj 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  Commissioner  of  Streets  be.  and 
lie  is  hereby,  directed  to  cause  a flag  foot-way  of  North  River  Blue  Stone, 
(similar  to  the  one  in  front  of  Forrest  Hall,)  to  be  constructed  across  Bridge 
street  on  the  east  line  of  Montgomery  street,  and  that  the  sum  of  forty-tive 
dollars  ($45,)  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is 
hereby,  appropriated  to  be,  by  the  Clerk,  paid  to  his  order  upon  the  present- 
ation of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  March  14,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  instructing  the  Committee  before  Congress. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  committee  before  Congress  be,  and 
Is  hereby,  instructed  to  urge  the  passage  of  a bill  now  in  the  hands  of  the 
House  of  Representatives  District  of  Columbia  Committee,  authorizing  the 
right  by  this  Corporation  to  collect  harbor  and  ballast  fees,  and  legalizing 
past  action  in  such  collection. 

Approved  March  14,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  Potomac  Division  Sons  of  Temperance. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  instruc- 
ted to  grant  a license  free  of  charge  to  Potomac  Division  Sons  of  Temper- 
ance of  this  town  to  hold  a concert  for  the  purpose  of  raising  means  to  pur- 
chase furniture  for  their  use. 

Approved  March  14.  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  certain  claims. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  directed 
to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  publisher  of  the  Washington  Chronicle  eighty-five 
dollars  ($85,)  for  printing  poll-lists ; to  the  order  of  the  publisher  of  the 
National  Republican  of  Washington,  thirteen  dollars  and  seventy-five  cents 
($13  75,)  for  advertisements  of  registry  notices;  and  to  order  of  T.  M.  K. 
Mills  & Co.  two  dollars  and  eighty-five  cents  ($2  85,)  for  stationery  furnished 
to  the  Judges  of  Election. 

Approved  March  14,  1803. 


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A RESOLUTION  in  regard  to  the  Mayor’s  contingent  fund. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  oj  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars  be.  and 
the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  for  the  Mayor’s  contingent  fund,  to  be  paid 
by  the  Clerk  on  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  accompanied  by  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  March  14.  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  making  an  appropriation  for  School  purposes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  eighteen  hundred  dollars 
(1,800)  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  out  of  the  general  fund  to  be 
placed  to  the  credit  of  the  school  fund,  and  disbursed  according  to  existing  law. 

Approved  March  14,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  authorizing  the  repairs  of  certain  Pumps. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  au- 
thorized to  have  the  following  pumps  put  in  repair,  viz : One  at  the  corner 
of  Fourth  and  Market  streets;  one  at  the  corner  of  Bridge  street  and  Ware- 
house alley;  also,  one  on  the  south  side  of  Beall,  between  High  and  Con- 
gress streets.  And  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay 
for  the  repairs  of  said  pumps  on  the  presentation  of  proper  vouchers  by  said 
Mayor,  and  that  an  estimate  of  the  probable  cost  of  the  work  shall  be  sub- 
mitted before  any  contract  is  entered  into. 

Approved  March  14,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  authorizing  a survey  for  a Railroad  to  connect  Georgetown  with  the  Alex- 
andria, Loudoun  and  Hampshire  Railroad. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  Levi  Davis  and  C.  M.  Matthews  of  the 
Board  of  Aldermen,  and  Dr.  Charles  II.  Cragin,  Charles  S.  English,  and 
Charles  F.  Peck,  of  the  Board  of  Common  Council,  be,  and  hereby  are, 
appointed  a committee  to  employ  a competent  engineer,  who  shall  survey 
route  or  routes  for  a railroad  to  connect  this  city  with  the  Loudoun  and  Hamp- 
shire Railroad;  said  surveys  to  determine  the  best  route  for  such  rail- 
road, and  the  probable  cost  of  building  it;  Provided , That  said  committee 
shall  first  ascertain  from  the  President  of  the  Alexandria,  Loudoun  and 
Hampshire  Railroad  whether  or  not,  he,  on  the  part  of  the  Directors  and 
Stockholders  of  said  road,  will  grant  to  Georgetown  the  right  to  tap  the 
Alexandria,  Loudoun  and  Hampshire  Railroad,  at  any  point  most  conducive 
to  the  interests  of  Georgetown. 

Approved  March  14,  1808. 


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A RESOLUTION  granting  the  use  of  Market  House  Hall  to  certain  parties. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  committee  of  the  Emancipation 
Convention,  namely : William  H.  Barker,  Philip  Coakley,  Francis  Lee,  and 
John  H.  Ferguson,  be,  and  hereby  are,  permitted  the  use  of  Market  House 
Hall,  on  Thursday  evening,  26th  instant,  for  the  purpose  of  holding  a meet- 
ing of  the  Emancipative  Convention. 

Approved  March  21,  1 S 6 8 . 

A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  settlement  with  the  sureties  of  the  late  Tax  Collector 

for  the  year  1865. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Recorder  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
authorized  to  settle  with  the  sureties  upon  the  bond  of  the  late  Tax  Collec- 
tor, for  the  year  1865,  upon  the  basis  of  their  proposition,  as  contained  in 
the  communication  of  said  Recorder  of  the  date  of  March  20,  1868. 

Approved  March  21,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  claim  of  the  Corporation  against  the  late  Eleanor  R. 

Lang. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporotion  of  Georgetown , That  the  Recorder  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
instructed  to  enforce  the  deed  of  trust  on  the  property  known  as  the  Town 
Hall,  purchased  foy  the  late  Mrs.  Eleanor  R.  Lang,  unless  ail  interest  due 
on  said  Lang’s  two  notes,  given  on  account  of  purchase  money  of  said  prop- 
erty, be  at  once  paid. 

Approved  March  21,  1868. 


AN  ORDINANCE  authorizing  the  sale  of  Stalls  in  the  Town  Market. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  Committee  appointed  to  rearrange 
the  market  stalls  be,  and  they  are  hereby,  authorized  to  sell,  on  or  before 
the  first  day  of  April  next,  said  stalls  as  now  arranged,  (excepting  those 
held  by  former  purchasers,)  for  the  term  of  twelve  years  and  three  months, 
to  the  highest  bidder,  upon  the  following  terms  : Where  the  purchase  money 
amounts  to  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars  and  under,  payments  shall  be 
made  in  cash.  Where  the  purchase  money  exceeds  the  sum  of  two  hundred 
dollars,  the  purchaser  may,  at  his  option,  either  pay  cash,  or  one-third  cash, 
and  the  balance  in  one,  two,  or  three  years,  with  interest  from  date,  the  dif- 
ferent payments  to  be  considered  as  secured  upon  the  stalls  sold,  and  on 
condition  that  the  stalls  sold  shall  be  repossessed  by  the  Corporation  in  case 
ol  default  in  the  payment  of  either  of  the  notes  to  be  given  by  said  pur- 


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chaser  at  the  time  of  sale ; said  Committee  reserving  one  bid  only  upon 
each  stall  as  the  minimum  price,  which  shall  be  agreed  upon  by  said  Com- 
mittee, subject  to  an  annual  rent  of  forty  dollars  for  each  single  stall,  and 
payable  yearly  in  advance,  said  stalls  to  be  regularly  numbered ; provided 
ithat  in  no  case  shall  any  one  person  be,  directly  or  indirectly,  interested  in 
more  than  two  double  stalls  under  the  provisions  of  this  section. 

•Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  after  the  stalls  shall  have  been 
offered  as  aforesaid,  and  not  sold,  the  same  shall  be  sold  for  the  term  of  one 
year  to  the  highest  bidder,  for  cash,  subject  to  the  same  annual  rent  as  pro- 
vided in  section  one  ; provided  that  in  no  case  shall  any  one  person  purchase 
for  the  term  of  one  year,  or  rent  more  than  a double  huckster’s  stall. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  any  stall  not  sold  or  rented  a.v 
aforesaid,  shall  not  be  occupied  without  first  obtaining  a permit  so  to  do, 
from  the  Clerk,  at  such  rent  as  may  be  agreed  upon  by  the  Mayor  and 
Clerk,  not,  however,  for  a less  sum  than  forty  dollars  a year,  payable  yearly 
In  advance;  and  provided  that  in  case  default  be  made  in  the  payment  or 
any  rent  when  due,  under  this  or  other  sections,  the  stalls  shall  be  again 
rented  by  the  Corporation. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  all  ordinances  or  resolutions  or 
parts  thereof,  inconsistent  herewith,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  repealed. 

.Approved  March  28,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  improvement  of  certain  gutters. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Chairman  of  Committee  on  Streets 
of  Board  of  Common  Council  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  directed  to  have  the 
gutters  at  the  intersections  of  Congress  and  Bridge  and  Green  and  Bridge 
streets,  as  also  that  at  the  intersection  of  Potomac  and  Bridge,  on  the  north 
line  of  Bridge  street,  improved  upon  the  plan  of  E.  J.  Shoemaker,  viz.,  by 
curbing  with  stone  and  covering  with  oak  plank  ; the  work  to  be  done  with 
as  little  delay  as  practicable,  either  by  day’s  work  or  by  contract,  as  by  him 
may  be  deemed  most  advantageous  to  the  interest  of  the  town ; and  that 
the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Chair- 
man of  Committee  on  Streets  of  Board  of  Common  Council,  out  of  the 
general  fund,  the  cost  of  the  work  above  mentioned,  upon  the  presentation 
of  proper  vouchers ; and  that  any  ordinance  or  resolution  for  the  improve- 
ment above  named  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  repealed : and  the  Mayor 
be,  and  he  is  hereby,  requested  to  ask  of  the  Washington  and  Georgetown 
Railroad  Company  a payment  of  their  proportion  of  the  estimated  cost  of 
said  improvement. 

Approved  March  28,  1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  repairs  of  the  south  end  of  the  Market  House, 
Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown^  That  the  Committee  on  the  Market  House 
be,  and  is  hereby,  authorized  to  have  the  south  end  of  the  market  house 
braced  with  wrought-iron  braces,  having  cast-iron  headings,  according  to  the 
plan  suggested  by  Joseph  Nicholson,  and  that  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and 
seventy-two  dollars  ($172),  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary  be,  and 
the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated,  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  out  of  the  market 
house  fund  to  the  order  of  the  Chairman  of  that  Committee,  upon  the  pre- 
sentation of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  March  28,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  claims  of  the  Levy  Court  and  of  Conrad  Meyer. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown^  That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  N. 
Callao,  Clerk  of  the  Levy  Court,  the  sum  of  nine  dollars  and  seventy-five 
«5ents,  ($9  75,)  that  sum  being  the  two-fifteenths  of  the  sum  paid  by  that  Court 
for  fuel  for  the  Orphans’  Court  for  the  county  of  Washington,  for  the  years 
1867  and  1868;  and  to  order  of  Conrad  Meyer,  for  painting  engine  wheels. 

Approved  March  28,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  the  cost  of  rearranging  the  Market  House  Stalls. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  the 
Committee  appointed  to  rearrange  the  stalls  in  the  market  house,  for  labor 
employed,  and  materials  used  for  that  improvement,  the  sum  of  five  hun- 
dred dollars,  ($500.)  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  and  charge  the 
same  to  the  market  house  fund. 

Approved  March  28,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  granting  C.  T.  Edmonson  privilege  to  plant  shade  trees  in  front  of  his 

property. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  privilege  is  hereby  granted  to  C.  T. 
Edmonson  to  plant  shade  trees  outside  the  gutter  line  in  front  of  his  pro- 
perty on  Lingan  street,  with  the  understanding,  that  should  they  be  de- 
clared an  obstruction,  they  shall  be  removed,  at  the  pleasure  of  the 
Corporation,  by  the  owner. 

Approved  March  28,  1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  authorizing  the  repair  oi  the  Fish  Wharf. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  re- 
quested to  have  the  fish  wharf  repaired  in  a proper  manner,  the  work  to  be 
done  under  his  supervision,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  directed  to  pay  the 
cost  of  the  same,  on  the  presentation  of  proper  vouchers. 

Resolved  further , That  the  Surveyor  be,  and  hereby  is,  directed  to  sur- 
vey and  make  a plat  of  said  wharf. 

Approved  March  28.  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  certain  Claims. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Noyes, 
Baker  & Co.,  thirty-one  dollars  and  fifty  cents  ($31  50)  for  advertising  in 
the  Evening  Star;  to  the  order  of  the  proprietor  of  the  Georgetown  Cou- 
rier twenty-one  dollars  ($21)  for  advertising  and  printing;  and  to  the  order 
of  the  proprietors  of  the  Evening  Express  three  dollars  ($3)  for  advertising; 
all  of  the  above  printing  and  advertising  having  been  done  by  order  of  the 
Mayor. 

Resolved  f urther.  That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  J.  Wallace  forty«-one 
dollars  and  seventy-five  cents  ($41  75,)  for  matches  furnished  for  lighting 
street  lamps  during  the  year  1867. 

Approved  April  4,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  asking  an  appropriation  from  Congress  in  aid  of  the  Public  Schools. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
requested  to  memorialize  Congress,  in  the  name  of  this  Corporation,  for  an 
appropriation  to  build  additional  public  school  houses,  and  to  establish  addi- 
tional schools  in  Georgetown. 

Approved  April  4,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  relating  to  the  renting  of  Stalls  in  the  Market  House. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  for  the  term  of  one  year  from  April  1, 
1868,  all  rents  for  stalls  in  the  town  market  house,  shall  be  payable  three 
months  in  advance  instead  of  one  year,  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this 
resolution. 

Resolved  further , That  ail  ordinances  or  resolutions  or  parts  thereof,  in- 
consistent with  this  resolution,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  repealed. 

Approved  April  4,  1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  making  an  appropriation  for  the  Poor  and  Workhouse. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common,  Council  of  t Jo 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  sixty-six  dollars 
and  forty-two  cents  ($166  42,)  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  be 
paid  by  the  Clerk  out  of  the  general  fund,  to  the  order  of  M.  V.  Buekey 
and  Edw.  J.  Shoemaker ; it  being  the  balance  due  upon  the  repairs  done  at 
the  Poor  and  Workhouse  under  their  supervision;  the  money  to  be  paid 
upon  presentation  of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  April  4,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  making  an  Appropriation  for  the  Poor  and  Workhouse. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  tin 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  seventy-five  dollars,  ($75,)  or  so 
much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated 
out  of  the  general  fund,  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the  order  of  M.  V 
Buekey,  Trustee  of  the  Poor,  to  be  expended  by  him  in  putting  up  fish  for 
the  use  of  the  Poor  and  Workhouse;  the  money  to  be  paid  on  presentation 
of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  April  IT,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  claim  of  John  J.  Beall. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  John  J 
Beall,  one  hundred  and  seventeen  dollars  and  ninety  cents,  ($117  90,)  for  bill 
of  horse  feed  furnished  for  use  of  Georgetown  Fire  Department,  from  Jan- 
uary 1 to  March  31,  inclusive. 

Approved  April  18,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  repair  of  High  street,  from  Bridge  to  Water  street. 

Resolved,  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  .*/ 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and  fifty  dol- 
lars, ($250),  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is 
hereby,  appropriated  out  of  the  general  fund,  to  repair  High  street,  from 
Bridge  street  to  Water  street,  said  work  to  be  done  under  the  direction  of 
the  Mayor,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  the  same  to  the  order 
of  the  Mayor,  when  accompanied  by  proper  vouchers  for  the  completion  oi 
the  above  work. 

Approved  April  18,  1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  granting  the  citizens  privilege  to  deposit  coal  ashes  on  the  public  streets. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  privilege  is  hereby  granted  to  the  citi- 
zens of  this  town,  for  the  space  of  thirty  days,  to  deposit  coal  ashes  and 
other  offal  in  front  of  their  premises,  and  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars 
(SI 50),  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby 
authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  when  accompanied  by  proper 
vouchers,  lor  the  purpose  of  enabling  him  to  have  said  offal  removed. 

Approved  April  18,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  relieving  certain  parties  from  paying  a Licesse. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  permission  is  hereby  granted  to  the 
German  Society  in  Georgetown  to  give  a Ball  free  of  the  usual  license. 

Approved  April  18,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  Mr.  E.  Peck  and  Mr.  C.  F.  Peck. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  is  hereby  directed  to  refund 
to  Mr.  E.  Peck  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  twenty  dollars,  and  to  Mr.  C. 
F.  Peck  the  like  sum  of  one  hundred  and  twenty  dollars,  they  being  the 
owners  of  the  property  fronting  on  Koad  street,  between  Washington  and 
Green  street,  the  above  amounts  having  been  wrongfully,  assessed  and  paid 
by  them  for  the  improvement  of  Road  street. 

Approved  April  18,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  for  the  relief  of  Helon  Batson. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  author- 
ized to  credit  to  the  account  of  Helon  Batson,  for  the  improvement  of  Mill 
street,  twenty-two  dollars  and  eighty  cents  ($22.80),  on  his  taxes  levied  on 
said  street,  he  having  graded  from  the  south  line  of  West  street,  104J  feet 
in  length  by  33  feet  in  width,  and  172  feet  filling,  making  one  hundred  and 
ninety  yards. 

Approved  April  18,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION, in  favor  of  Joseph  Nicholson. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Joseph 
Nicholson,  the  sum  of  twenty-three  dollars  and  fifty-two  cents,  ($23  52,)  for 
his  bill  for  repairs  of  the  market  house. 

Approved  April  18,  1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  fixing  the  salary  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  from  and  after  the  first  clay  of  J anu- 
ary,  1868,  the  annual  salary  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  shall  be 
twenty-four  hundred  dollars  for  his  services  as  Clerk  and  Treasurer  of  the 
Corporation,  payable  monthly. 

Approved  April  18,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  for  the  repair  of  the  Lower  Falls  Road. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetoim , That  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars  ($500) 
be,  and  is  hereby,  appropriated  for  the  repair  of  the  Lower  Falls  Road,  two 
hundred  dollars  of  which  to  be  spent  on  the  west  side  of  the  Chain  Bridge, 
under  the  direction  of  R.  Cruikshank,  Esq.,  President  of  the  Leesburg 
Turnpike  Co.,  and  three  hundred  dollars  to  be  spent  on  the  road  east  of  the 
Chain  Bridge,  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor,  in  macadamizing  the  road 
and  cleaning  out  water  drains,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to 
the  order  of  R.  Cruikshank,  Esq.,  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars,  and  to 
the  order  of  the  Mayor  the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars,  when  accompanied 
by  proper  vouchers  for  the  above  work. 

Approved  April  18,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  changing  the  location  of  a Street  Lamp. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board,  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  i.s  hereby  authorized  to 
change  the  location  of  a street  lamp,  established  by  a resolution  passed  by 
the  Corporation  and  approved  January  17,  1868,  so  as  to  place  it  on  Mont- 
gomery street,  about  midway  between  Olive  and  Gay  streets,  to  connect  with 
Mr.  Richard  Cruit’s  main. 

Approved  April  25,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  expenses  of  Poor  and  Workhouse  for  the  quarter  ending  March 

31,  1868. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board,  of  Common  Council  oj 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  M.  V. 
Buckey,  trustee  of  the  Poor  and  Workhouse,  the  sum  of  twelve  hundred 
and  thirty  dollars  and  forty-four  cents,  ($1,230  44,)  being  the  amount  of  ex- 
pense of  Poor  and  Workhouse  for  the  quarter  ending  31st  March,  1868, 
exclusive  of  ninety-one  dollars  and  eighty  cents  ($91  80)  received  from 
product  of  farm. 

Approved  May  2,  1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  appointing  two  additional  members  on  the  Committee  having  charge  ©S 
the  subject  of  the  proposed  connection  with  the  Alexandria,  Loudoun  and  Hampshire 
Railroad. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  vj 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  George  Hill,  Jr.,  of  the  Board  of  Al- 
dermen, and  Benjamin  Darby,  of  the  Board  of  Common  Council,  be,  and 
they  are  hereby,  appointed  additional  members  of  the  committee  having 
charge  of  the  subject  of  the  proposed  connection  with  the  Alexandria,  Lob- 
doun  and  Hampshire  Railroad. 

Approved  May  2,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  in  regard  to  the  liability  of  the  late  Tax  Collector. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and.  Board,  of  Common  Council  &J 
the . Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  reported  as  due  by  the  late 
Tax  Collector  in  the  communication  of  the  Recorder  of  the  date  of  May  I, 
1868,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  declared  to  be  the  balance  due,  and  the 
credits  recommended  in  said  report  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby,  granted 
and  allowed,  and  the  Recorder  be,  and  he  is  hereby  directed  to  accept  secu- 
rity therefor,  in  accordance  with  the  instructions  given  him  in  a resolution 
entitled  u A resolution  directing  the  Recorder  to  settle  the  liabilities  of  the 
late  Tax  Collector,”  passed  January  3,  1868. 

Approved  May  2,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  certain  claims. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Conned  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  tbe  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Heiston  & 
Barrett  twenty-six  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents,  (826  25,)  for  coal  furnished 
for  the  Clerk's  office;  also,  to  order  of  the  persons  hereinafter  named  the 
sums  set  opposite  their  respective  names  for  materials  furnished  and  services? 
rendered  on  account  of  the  Georgetown  Fire  Department,  viz:  Samuel  R. 
Swann,  bill  of  repairs,  January  4,  186S,  821 ; William  H.  Tenney,  mer- 
chandise, October  12,  1867,  to  April  6,  1868,  832  16  ; P.  May  Co.,  ac- 
count for  hay,  March  27  and  April  4,  1868,  84;  G.  W.  Cropley  & Co... 
merchandise,  January  11  to  March  30,  1868,  87  45;  Heiston  & Barrett, 
fuel,  January  18  to  March  9,  1868,  832  75;  11.  W.  Dukehart,  repairing 
hose  and  screws,  88;  Jenkin  Thomas,  harness  and  repairs,  January  10  to 
April  2,  1868,  816  25 ; F.  W.  Wheatley  & Son,  lumber,  March  9,  1868, 
814  63;  Buckey  & Marbury,  hardware,  January  3 to  March  13,  1868,: 
86  04;  John  J.  Cook,  blacksmith  work,  January  7 to  March  31.  1868„ 
828  50  ; William  D.  Drew,  bill  of  work,  88  25. 

Approved  May  2 , 1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  instructing  the  Committees  before  Congress 

, I™°!Se  cff»rt  “wbd"S  ">•*>  to  «*«»  a connection  with  the 
Loudoun  end  Hampshire  Kailroad  at  such  point  as  may  be  found  most  practi- 
cable, winch  subject  ts  no.  in  the  hands  of  a joint  committee  of  this  Cor- 
poration,  therefore 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
^ Corfora  w^0/  Georgetown,  That  the  committee  of  this  town  who  are 
charged  with  the  duty  of  representing  her  interests  before  Congress  be  and 
drey  are  hereby,  instructed  to  petition  their  honorable  bodies  to  pass  aVaet 
sllowmg  this  Corporation , in  the  name  of  the  people,  to  make  a subscription 
of  three  hundred  thousand  dollars,  to  aid  in  making  a communication  with 
dm  Loudoun  and  Hampshire  liailroad ; also,  for  power  to  levy  a tax  sufficient 
0 ^he  interest  on  the  above  proposed  debt. 

Approved  May  2,  1868. 


A RESOLUTIO^  for  the  repair  of  the  Upper  Falls  Road. 

Resolvedly  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
■he  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars  be 
md  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated,  to  be  expended  under  the  direction^ 
X fay0r’  “ the  Upper  Falls  road,  the  same  to  be  pffid  b tlm 

,f  ‘VT  f 6 Ppr°f^atl0n  °f  Pr°Per  vouchers;  Provided  the  Levy  Court 
tl  County  of  V ashmgton  will  first  agree  to  refund  upon  nrono/™  i 

2 f th!  am°.UUt  80  ^Pended,  in  the  event  of  the-  suit  now  rend- 

f be  decided  against  the  Levy  Court;  Provided  further,  That  no  portion 

shaI1  be  expended  in  ^ -rk  a,- 

Approved  May  2,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  concerning  the  K street  Bridge. 

esolved  oy  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Cmmr  7 r 

Tint  it  in  the  scicrnn  cZm^T^ 

ZS“ ft,°K  ,*  LCU'rbIe  nes'ecl0f  tlc  Corporation  of  Washington  to 
• • id  the  xv  street  bridge  causes  a public  nuisance  and  that  ti  " 

Z t S’  ^ !S  “ and  ,„tb„”cd  to  . Z It.,! 

S i'TT""  “ <he  “1“^  reconstruction  of  that  £. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  certain  Claims. 

xesoived  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  f 
’ Corporal  of  G.or^,  That  th,  CIcth  pay  to  the  „X  oiZl  t 


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McQuillan  eight  dollars,  ($8,)  for  a coffin  for  a deceased  pauper,  furnished 
to  order  cf  the  Mayor,  February  14,  1868;  also,  to  the  order  of  Joseph  B. 
Wells  thirteen  dollars  and  fifty  cents,  ($13  50,)  for  half  dozen  chairs  for  use 
of  the  Police  Station  house,  furnished  to  order  of  the  Mayor,  March  13, 
1868 ; also,  to  order  of  F.  J.  Ludeke,  for  repairs  at  market  house,  February 
20  to  April  6,  1868,  four  dollars  and  eighty-four  cents,  ($4  84.) 

Approved  May  2,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  claim  of  W.  T.  Duvall. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  oj 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Wm.  T. 
Duvall  forty-four  dollars  and  twenty  cents,  ($44  20,)  for  materials  furnished 
and  services  rendered  for  Georgetown  Fire  Department,  from  September  11, 
1867,  to  February  16,  1868,  inclusive. 

Approved  May  2,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  repair  of  High  street  from  Bridge  street  to  Second  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgctoion , That  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and  fifty  dol- 
lars ($250,)  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  out  of  the  general 
fund  to  be  expended  for  the  repair  of  High  street,  from  Bridge  street  to 
Second  street,  said  work  to  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor,  either 
by  days’  work  or  by  contract,  whichever  in  his  judgment  he  may  think  the 
most  advantageous  to  the  Corporation,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized 
to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor  when  proper  vouchers  are  presented  for  the 
completion  of  the  above  work. 

Approved  May  9,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  repair  of  side  walks  on  east  side  of  Market  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetoivn , That  each  owner  of  a lot  or  part  of  lot 
thereof  fronting  on  the  east  side  of  Market  street,  between  Bridge  street 
and  the  canal,  by  the  first  of  July  next  ensuing  shall  pave  or  cause  to  be 
paved,  in  front  of  their  lots  not  now  paved,  and  in  good  order,  with  good 
hard  brick  on  a bed  of  sharp  sand  to  its  proper  depth,  to  the  full  width 
where  improved,  and  to  the  width  of  six  feet  where  unimproved,  and  the 
Street  Commissioner  is  hereby  directed,  that  if  the  above  resolution  be  not 
complied  with,  that  he  proceed  to  execute  the  work  and  return  the  cost  of 
the  same  to  the  Clerk,  who  is  hereby  authorized  to  charge  to  the  owners  of 
the  above  described  property  with  an  additional  six  per  cent,  for  said  im- 
provement, to  be  collected  as  taxes  on  property  usually  are,  and  that  the 


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Collector  be  allowed  a commission  of  three  per  cent,  as  his  compensation. 
And  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Street  Com- 
missioner, when  proper  vouchers  are  presented  for  the  completion  of  said 
work. 

Approved  May  16,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  remitting  certain  fines. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  lines  imposed  in  May,  1867,  by 
Justice  Buckey,  on  H.  W.  Fisher,  J.  C.  & B.  P.  Nichols,  and  Joseph  L. 
Shoemaker,  for  violation  of  the  “ ordinance  regulating  the  sale  of  fresh 
meats  and  vegetables,”  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby,  remitted— said  parties 
paying  the  costs  of  prosecution. 

Approved  May  16,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  for  the  relief  of  Alfred  Lee. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  au- 
thorized to  credit  to  the  account  of  Alfred  Lee,  for  the  improvement  of 
Mill  street,  thirty- four  dollars,  ($34,)  he  having  graded  to  the  amount  of 
two  hundred  and  seventy-seven  yards  on  Mill  street  to  Poplar  street,  at  a 
cost  of  121  cents  per  cubic  yard,  making  the  above  amount. 

Approved  May  16,  18G8. 


A RESOLUTION  to  repair  an  Arch. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  twenty-five  dollars,  ($25,) 
or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appro- 
priated out  of  the  general  fund  for  the  purpose  of  repairing  an  arch  at  the 
corner  of  Bridge  and  Potomac  streets : and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized 
to  pay  the  same  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  on  proper  vouchers  for  the 
above  work 
Approved  May  16,  1S68. 


A RESOLUTION  providiag  for  cleaning  the  streets. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  oj  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  five  hundred  and  fifty  dol- 
lars, f $550,)  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is 
hereby,  appropriated  out  of  the  general  fund,  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the 
order  of  the  Mayor,  for  cleansing  the  streets  and  alleys  of  the  town. 

Approved  May  16, 1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  to  place  a Hydrant  on  High  street,  near  Water  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  au- 
thorized to  have  a hydrant  placed  on  High  street,  near  the  corner  of  Water 
street,  and  to  use  for  that  purpose  a hydrant  that  now  stands  in  the  yard  of 
Mr.  James  Ridgway,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order 
of  the  Mayor,  when  proper  vouchers  are  presented  for  the  above  work. 

Approved  May  1.6,  1868. 


AN  ORDINANCE  for  the  improvement  of  Pennsylvania  Avenue  extended. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  one  dollar  and  forty 
cents  ($1  40)  per  front  foot  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  levied  and  imposed 
on  all  lots  of  ground  on  the  south  side  of  Pennsylvania  avenue  extended, 
from  Aqueduct  Bridge  to  the  intersection  of  Bridge  street,  and  on  the  north 
side  from  Aqueduct  Bridge  to  the  intersection  of  Montgomery  street.  And 
within  ten  days  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  the  Clerk  of  the  Corpo- 
ration is  directed  to  prepare  a table  of  all  the  lots  above  mentioned,  with  the 
cumber  of  front  feet  of  each,  and  the  names  of  the  parties  to  whom  they  are 
respectively  assessed,  and  deliver  the  same  to  the  Collector,  who  shall  pro- 
ceed to  collect  the  said  taxes  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  the  charter  of  the 
town,  and  pay  the  same  over  to  the  Clerk  as  collected,  retaining  four  per 
rent,  as  his  commission,  which  is  hereby  allowed,  and  closing  his  accounts 
or  or  before  the  first  day  of  September  next  ensuing;  and  the  Surveyor  is 
hereby  directed  to  furnish  the  Clerk  with  the  number  of  front  feet  of  each 
lot  or  part  of  a lot  on  said  Pennsylvania  avenue  extended. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  money  thus  collected  shall 
be  applied  to  pay  the  expenses  of  curbing,  grading,  and  laying  sidewalk  on 
the  south  side  of  Pennsylvania  avenue  extended,  from  Bridge  street  to 
Aqueduct  Bridge,  and  curbing,  grading,  and  laying  sidewalk  on  the  north 
side  of  Pennsylvania  avenue  extended,  from  Aqueduct  Bridge  to  the  inter- 
section of  Montgomery  street,  and  on  the  east  side  of  Montgomery  street  to 
connect  with  flag  footway  that  crosses  Bridge  street,  as  also,  stone  steps  at 
the  intersection  of  Pennsylvania  avenue  extended  and  Montgomery  street. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained l,  That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
authorized  to  have  the  above  work  done  by  contract,  to  the  lowest  bidder ; 
Provided , That  the  said  contract  be  submitted  to  the  two  Boards  for  ap- 
proval, reserving  twenty  per  cent,  for  the  faithful  performance  of  the  same; 
the  work  to  be  done  under  the  supervision  of  the  chairman  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Streets  of  the  Board  of  Common  Councils,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby 


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directed  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  when  accompanied  by  proper 
vouchers  for  the  prosecution  and  completion  of  the  work  described  in  this 
ordinance.  . 

Approved  May  23,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  John  Gibbons  and  Alexander  Giles. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  permission  is  hereby  granted  to  John 
Gibbons  and  Alexander  Giles  to  open  the  street  in  front  of  their  premises, 
on  the  north  side  of  Bridge  street,  between  Green  and  Montgomery  streets, 
to  a sewer  at  the  east  side  of  Green  street,  for  the  purpose  of  draining  their 
cellars ; Provided , That  not  more  than  half  of  Bridge  street  be  obstructed 
at  one  time,  and  they  shall  leave  it  in  good  condition  and  keep  it  so  for 
twelve  months  thereafter,  said  work  when  completed,  to  be  subject  to  the 
inspection  and  approval  of  the  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Streets  of  the 
Board  of  Common  Council ; Provided,  That  no  part  of  the  above  shall  be 
chargeable  to  the  Corporation. 

Approved  May  23,  1868. 

AN  ORDINANCE  levying  a further  front  foot  tax  on  Fifth  street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board,  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That,  for  the  purpose  of  defraying  the 
balance  of  expenses  incurred  upon  the  opening  and  improvement  of  Fifth 
street,  by  an  ordinance  entitled  il  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  part 
of  Fifth  street,”  approved  August  9,  1867,  a further  tax  of  twenty-six  (26) 
cents  per  front  foot  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  levied  and  imposed  on  all 
lots  and  parts  of  lots  of  ground  fronting  on  each  side  of  Fifth  street,  between 
High  street  and  Frederick  street. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  f urther  ordained , That,  immediately  after  the  passage 
of  this  ordinance,  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  shall  furnish  the  Collector 
of  Taxes  with  the  list  of  all  the  lots  or  parts  of  lots  of  ground  on  said  street, 
with  the  number  of  front  feet  of  each,  and  the  names  of  the  parties  to  whom 
they  are  assessed,  who  shall  proceed  according  to  the  charter  and  laws  of  the 
town,  to  collect  the  same,  and  pay  the  same  as  collected  over  to  the  Clerk, 
reserving  four  per  centum  as  his  commission  for  the  tax  levied,  and  the 
former  tax  of  one  dollar  per  front  foot  on  said  street,  levied  and  imposed  by 
ordinance,  approved  August  9,  1867,  which  is  hereby  allowed,  and  closing 
his  account  on  or  before  the  15th  day  of  July  next,  and  the  amount  thus 
paid  over  to  the  Clerk  shall  be  held  by  him,  subject  to  the  order  of  the 
Street  Commissioner,  for  the  payment  of  the  claim  due  the  contractor  on 
said  street. 


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Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  Collector  shall,  within  ten 
days  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  deliver  to  the  said  owners  or  their 
agents  a bill  of  his,  her,  or  their  taxes  hereby  levied,  and  demand  payment 
thereof,  and  if  not  paid  on  or  before  the  1st  day  of  August  next  he  shall 
proceed  to  enforce  the  payment  thereof,  in  conformity  with  the  charter  and 
laws  of  the  town  for  such  cases  made  and  provided. 

Approved  May  23,  1868. 

AN  ORDINANCE  postponing  the  improvements  to  the  sidewalks  of  Eighth  street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Commissioner  of  Streets  be, 
and  he  is  hereby,  directed  to  postpone  the  work  upon  the  improvements  to 
the  sidewalks  of  Eighth  street,  as  directed  by  ordinance  approved  August 
16,  1867,  and  a supplement  to  the  same  ordinance  approved  November  22, 
1867,  until  the  first  day  of  August,  1868,  at  which  time,  if  the  owners  of 
the  lots  bordering  thereon  fail  to  comply  with  the  law,  then  he  shall  pro- 
ceed without  delay  to  have  the  sidewalks  thereon  paved  to  the  full  width 
where  improved,  and  to  the  width  of  six  feet  where  unimproved. 

And  be  it  further  ordained , That  so  much  of  the  “ Ordinance  for  the  im- 
provement of  the  footways  on  Eighth  street,  approved  August  16,  1867. 
and  November  22,  1867,  as  is  inconsistent  with  this,  be,  and  the  same  is 
hereby,  repealed. 

Approved  May  23,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  lay  flag  footways. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetoivn , That  one  hundred  and  twenty  dollars,  ($120,) 
or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appro- 
priated for  the  purpose  of  laying  flag  footways,  as  follows : Across  Beall 
street,  on  the  east  line  of  Montgomery  street;  also,  from  the  south  line  of 
Fifth  street,  across  High  street,  to  the  east  side  of  High  street ; also,  from 
the  west  line  of  Bank  alley,  across  Bridge  street,  to  the  south  side  of  Bridge 
street;  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor, 
when  proper  vouchers  are  presented  for  the  above  work,  and  the  Mayor  is 
directed  to  advertise  for  proposals  for  the  herein  ordered  work,  and  to  give 
the  same  to  the  lowest  responsible  bidder. 

Approved  May  23,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  keeping  the  Public  Gas  Lamps  in  repair. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  au- 
thorized and  instructed  to  receive  proposals  for  keeping  in  repair  all  the 


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public  gas  lamps  of  tbe  town,  and  be  is  also  authorized  and  instructed  to 
enter  into  a written  contract  with  the  lowest  responsible  bidder  for  the 
same,  for  the  space  of  one  year  from  the  date  of  the  reception  of  said 
proposals. 

Resolved  further , That  the  contract  hereby  authorized  be  prepared  by  the 
Recorder,  empowering  the  Mayor,  in  failure  of  the  contractor  to  fulfil  the 
contract,  to  procure  the  work  to  be  done  by  any  other  party,  and  charge  the 
cost  thereof  to  the  contractor  as  liquidated  damages. 

Approved  May  23,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  keeping  the  Public  Hydrants  in  repair. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  au- 
thorized and  instructed  to  receive  proposals  for  keeping  in  repair  the  public 
hydrants  of  the  town,  for  one  year,  from  the  first  day  of  May,  1868,  as 
provided  for  by  an  ordinance,  entitled  “ An  ordinance  for  keeping  in  repair 
the  public  hydrants  of  the  town,”  approved  March  16,  1866,  and  report  the 
result  of  the  same  to  this  Corporation  at  his  earliest  convenience. 

Approved  May  23,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  granting  permission  to  lay  certain  Flag  Footways. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  permission  be,  and  is  hereby,  granted 
to  George  Waters,  Esq.,  to  have  laid  two  single  flag  footways  across  High 
street;  one  on  the  north  line  of  Cherry  street,  and  one  on  the  north  line  of 
the  canal,  or,  either  at  his  option,  he  paying  the  expense  of  the  same. 

Approved  May  23,  1888. 

AN  ORDINANCE  providing  for  the  extension  of  Stoddard  street  to  High  street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
authorized  and  requested  to  institute  the  necessary  proceedings  provided  for 
in  the  5th  section  of  the  Act  of  Congress  entitled  “ An  act  supplementary 
to  the  act  entitled  4 an  act  to  amend  the  charter  of  Georgetown/”  approved 
March  5, 1803,  in  order  to  condemn  to  public  use,  and  to  open  and  improve 
an  extension  of  Stoddard  street,  from  a point  on  Congress  street,  opposite 
the  north  line  of  Stoddard  street,  to  High  street,  according  to  the  plat  of  the 
surveyor  of  June  5,  1868. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  grade  of  said  street  be  fixed 
and  established  by  the  proper  authorities  of  the  Corporation,  and  giving  the 
surface  line  of  the  proper  grade,  and  also  a map  of  the  proposed  extension, 


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showing  the  lots  through  which  such  extension  is  to  run,  and  the  number  of 
front  feet  bordering  thereon,  together  with  the  name  of  the  person  to  whom 
the  same  may  be  assessed. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  sum  of  two  dollars  per  | 
front  foot,  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is 
hereby,  levied  and  imposed  on  ail  lots,  or  parts  of  lots,  on  each  side  of  said 
extension,  within  said  limits ; and  the  Collector  of  Taxes  is  hereby  directed 
to  proceed  to  collect  said  tax,  as  the  same  may  be  needed  in  the  prosecution 
of  the  work,  and  pay  it  over  to  the  Clerk  as  collected,  retaining  three  per 
centum  on  the  amount  collected  as  his  compensation ; Provided , That  the 
whole  of  the  said  tax  necessary  to  complete  the  work,  shall  be  collected  by  , 
the  first  day  of  September,  1868 ; in  failure  whereof,  the  Collector  is 
hereby  directed  to  enforce  the  payment  of  the  same,  in  accordance  with  the 
charter  and  laws  of  the  town. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  money  thus  collected  shall 
be  applied  to  the  payment  of  the  expense  incurred  in  grading,  curbing  J 
guttering,  and  gravelling  said  street,  within  the  limits  aforesaid,  the  work  to 
be  given  to  the  lowest  responsible  bidder  by  the  Mayor ; the  work  to  be j 
done  under  the  supervision  of,  and  the  money  to  be  paid  to  the  contractor 
on  the  order  of  the  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Streets  of  the  Board  of ! 
Common  Council,  as  the  work  progresses,  reserving  twenty  per  centum  of 
the  amount  due  until  the  satisfactory  completion  of  the  work  ; and  the  said 
chairman  is  hereby  directed  to  have  the  said  work  done  as  soon  as  practi- 
cable, in  his  discretion — not  later  than  the  first  day  ot  November,  1868,; 
and  to  render  his  accounts  for  the  same  to  the  Clerk  within  ten  days  there-! 
after ; and  he  shall  receive  the  sum  of  three  dollars  per  day  for  his  services  j 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  all  ordinances  and  resolutions 
in  relation  to  the  opening  of  Stoddard  street,  between  Congress  and  High! 
streets,  inconsistent  with  this  ordinance,  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby  J 
repealed. 

Approved  June  6,  1868.  \ 


A RESOLUTION  to  lay  certain  Flag  Footways. 


Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  oj 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  is  hereby  directed  to  have 
fiag  footways,  four  feet  wide,  of  North  Biver  blue  stone,  placed  across  the, 
following  streets,  by  the  lowest  responsible  bidder,  viz  : Gay  street,  on  the' 
west  line  of  Montgomery  street;  Montgomery  street,  on  the  north  line  of 
West  street;  on  east  line  of  High  street,  across  Water  street;  and  the  sunJ 
of  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  ($150,)  or  so  much  thereof  as  is  necessary. 


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be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated,  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the 
order  of  the  Mayor,  when  proper  vouchers  are  presented  for  above  work. 

Approved  June  6,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  appoint  a Committee  of  Investigation. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  Jenkin  Thomas,  of  the  Board  of 
Aldermen,  and  Messrs.  Collins  and  Shoemaker,  of  the  Board  of  Common 
Council,  be,  and  they  are  hereby,  appointed  a committee  to  investigate  the 
cost  and  expense  of  putting  down  the  gutters  at  Congress,  Green,  and 
Potomac  streets : said  committee  to  have  power  to  send  for  persons  and 
papers,  and  examine  such  person  under  oath,  and  report  at  the  shortest 
time  to  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  the  result 
of  their  investigation,  whether  the  work  has  been  done  according  to  the 
plan  of  E.  J.  Shoemaker,  as  passed  last  year,  or  whether  fraud  has  been 
perpetrated  on  this  Corporation  in  the  above  work. 

Approved  June  6,  1888. 


• A RESOLUTION  allowing  a credit  to  the  Tax  Collector. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  au- 
thorised to  credit  the  Collector  of  Taxes,  in  the  settlement  of  his  accounts 
for  the  year  1867,  with  such  amount  of  taxes  as  his  certificates  of  sales  for 
taxes  may  show  were  by  him  bought  in  at  said  sales  on  account  of  want  of 
bidders  for  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown. 

Approved  June  6,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  Conrad  Meyer. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  permission  be,  and  is  hereby,  granted 
to  Conrad  Meyer  to  place  some  made  up  work  on  the  platform  in  front  of  the 
curbstone  in  front  of  his  coach  factory,  on  High  street,  south  of  Bridge ; said 
permission  to  remain  in  force  at  the  pleasure  of  this  Corporation. 

Approved  June  6,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  repair  Bridge  street  from  High  street  to  Green  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars,  ($200,) 
or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appro- 
priated out  of  the  general  fund  to  repair  Bridge  street,  from  High  street  to 
Green  street;  said  work  to  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor,  and 


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the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  when  ac- 
companied by  proper  vouchers  for  the  completion  of  the  above  work. 

Approved  June  6,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  Dickson  & King. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Dickson 
& King  one  hundred  and  thirty-nine  dollars  and  thirty-eight  cents,  ($139 
38,)  for  fuel  furnished  station  house  and  Mayor's  office,  in  accordance  with 
orders  of  the  Mayor,  from  March  18,  1807,  to  xApril  27,  1868,  inclusive. 

Approved  June  6,  1868. 


AN  ORDINANCE  amending  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  the  im- 
provement of  Pennsylvania  avenue  extended,”  passed  May  22,  1868. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  ordinance  passed  May  22, 1868, 
be  so  amended  that  the  sidewalk  om  the  south  side  of  Pennsylvania  avenue 
extended  shall  be  five  feet  wide,  paved  with  good,  hard  brick,  on  a bed  of 
sharp  sand,  except  in  front  of  Mr.  Cruit's  stable,  which  for  the  space  of 
twelve  feet  at  such  point  as  he  shall  designate,  shall  have  a hag  footway  of 
Potomac  Blue  Stone,  four  feet  wide,  with  eighteen  inches  of  cobble  stone 
paving  on  each  side.  And  on  the  north  side  of  said  Pennsylvania  avenue 
extended  shall  be  a flag  footway  to  the  western  terminus  of  the  wing-walk 
of  aqueduct  bridge,  and  from  the  abutment  of  wing-walk  to  the  intersection 
of  Montgomery  street,  a brick  sidewalk  five  feet  wide ; from  the  steps  at  the 
intersection  of  Pennsylvania  avenue  extended  and  Montgomery  street  to 
Bridge  street,  a foot-walk  four  feet  wide  of  Blue  Bock  paving  stone. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  enacted , That  the  grade,  as  it  now  is,  shall  be 
the  established  grade  of  Pennsylvania  avenue  extended,  and  that  the  sur- 
veyor shall  make  a plat  of  said  grade,  and  which  shall  be  filed  with  the 
Clerk. 

Approved  June  6,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  granting  permission  to  Butchers  trading  in  the  Georgetown  Market  to 
place  iee  boxes  in  said  Market. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  permission  is  hereby  granted  to  the 
butchers  trading  in  the  Georgetown  Market  to  place  ice  boxes  under  their 
bench  with  the  trap  to  open  behind  the  stall;  said  box  to  be  erected  and 
walled  up  so  as  not  to  endanger  the  walls  of  the  market  house,  and  provided 
that  only  one  shall  be  constructed  at  a time,  and  all  the  surplus  earth  from 


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the  excavation  for  said  ice  box  shall  be  removed,  so  that  the  trade  in  the 
market  shall  not  suffer  by  said  improvement. 

Resolved  further , That  the  chairman  of  the  Market  House  Committee  be, 
and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  see  that  the  above  resolution  is  strictly  com- 
plied with ; and  provided  that  all  the  costs  thereof  be  defrayed  by  the  said 
butchers  desiring  the  same. 

Approved  June  6,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  repair  of  High  street  from  Second  street  to  Fifth  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
the  Corporotion  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars,  ($200,) 
or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appro- 
priated out  of  the  general  fund,  to  repair  High  street,  from  Second  to  Fifth 
street ; said  work  to  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor ; and  the 
Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  when  proper 
vouchers  are  presented  for  the  above  work. 

Approved  June  fr,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  abate  a Nuisance. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  all  the  owners  of  lots  on  the  north 
side  of  Beall  street,  between  Montgomery  and  Monroe  streets,  where  now 
stands  a pool  of  stagnant  water,  shall  fill,  or  cause  the  same  to  be  filled,  to 
a proper  grade,  to  drain  the  same,  on  or  before  the  fifteenth  day  of  June 
next ; otherwise  the  Mayor  is  hereby  authorized  to  declare  it  a nuisance, 
and  the  parties  maintaining  such  nuisance  shall  be  guilty  of  and  subject  to 
the  fines  and  penalties  for  a violation  of  law  for  maintaining  a nuisance  in 
the  corporate  limits  of  the  town.  And  the  Mayor  is  hereby  requested  to 
cause  the  law  to  be  strictly  enforced  by  the  sanitary  officers  of  the  town. 

Approved  June  13,  1868. 

AN  ORDINANCE  levying  a front  foot  tax  to  gravel  Seventh  street  from  High  to  Fayette 

Street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  thirty-seven  cents  (37)  per 
front  foot  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  levied  and  imposed  on  all  lots  of 
ground  on  each  side  of  Seventh  street,  between  High  and  Fayette  streets ; 
and,  within  ten  days  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  the  clerk  of  the 
Corporation  is  directed  to  prepare  a table  of  all  the  lots  above  mentioned, 
with  the  number  of  front  feet  of  each,  and  the  names  of  the  parties  to 
whom  they  are  respectively  assessed,  and  deliver  the  same  to  the  Collector, 


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who  shall  proceed  to  collect  the  said  taxe^  Id  the  manner  prescribed  by  the 
charter  of  the  town,  and  pay  the  same  over  to  the  Clerk  as  collected,  re- 
taining four  per  cent,  as  his  commission,  which  is  hereby  allowed,  and  closing 
his  accounts  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  August  next  ensuing. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  money  thus  collected  shall 
be  applied  to  paying  the  expenses  of  gravelling  Seventh  street,  from  High 
to  Fayette  street. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
authorized  to  have  the  above  work  done,  either  by  day’s  work  or  contract, 
whichever  in  his  judgment  he  may  think  the  most  advantageous;  the  gravel 
to  be  nine  inches  in  the  centre,  sloped  off  to  four  inches  at  the  gutter  line, 
and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  directed  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  under 
whose  direction  the  work  shall  be  done,  when  accompanied  by  proper 
vouchers. 

Approved  June  13,  1868. 


A JOINT  RESOLUTION  appointing  a Joint  Committee. 

Whereas  there  is  felt  the  want  of  more  thorough  consideration  of  the  va- 
rious subjects  demanding  the  action  of  the  Councils  of  the  town,  and  with  a 
view  to  the  better  information  of  the  two  Boards  on  such  subjects  than  can 
now  be  obtained,  except  at  the  cost  of  much  delay  by  reason  of  diversity  of 
-information  by  the  Boards  respectively;  therefore 

Be  it  resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  there  be  appointed  a Joint  Com- 
mittee, consisting  of  three  members  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  five 
members  of  the  Board  of  Common  Council,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  meet 
weekly,  and  to  take  into  consideration  such  subjects  as  may  be  referred  to 
it,  or  as  in  its  opinion  affect  the  interests  of  the  town. 

And  be  it  further  resolved , That  no  paper  shall  be  referred  to  this  Com- 
mittee except  by  the  joint  action  of  the  two  Boards,  and  that  when  either 
Board  proposes  the  reference  of  any  subject  to  this  Committee,  it  shall  be 
conditioned  upon  the  concurrence  of  the  other  Board, 

Approved  June  13,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  of  Inquiry. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  is  hereby  requested  to 
communicate  to  this  Corporation  the  information  covered  by  a resolution 
approved  August  9,  1867,  with  regard  to  the  use  of  Potomac  water,  &c. 

Approved  June  13,  1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  of  Inquiry. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Commissioner  of  Streets  he  re- 
quested to  inform  the  Boards  of  Aldermen  and  Common  Council  the  amount 
of  damage  done  the  arch  between  Fayette  and  Frederick  streets,  and  the 
cause  of  the  same  ; likewise  the  probable  cost  of  repairing  the  breach  in  said 
arch ; and  also,  about  what  time  the  contractor  for  the  improvement  of 
3Iontgomery  street  will  have  the  work  excavated  to  grade ; and  the  probable 
cost  of  lowering  the  water  and  gas  mains  on  said  street;  and  what  has  been 
the  expense  to  this  Corporation  in  keeping  the  water  pipe  shured  up  to  pre- 
vent its  being  broken  or  displaced  by  the  prosecution  of  the  work  on  said 
street;  and  also,  to  inform  the  Board  why  the  claim  of  William  Calhoun  for 
ten  dollars  and  fifty  cents,  ($10  50,)  for  work  by  horse  and  cart  on  Seventh 
street,  was  not  allowed  to  him. 

Approved  June  13,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  unserviceable  Pumps. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Commissioner  of  Streets  be,  and 
he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  have  the  following  wells,  which  are  in  a danger- 
ous condition,  uncovered,  the  pump  staff  removed,  the  wells  securely  covered 
with  heavy  joists  and  filled  with  earth,  well  rammed,  to  prevent  its  settling, 
and  the  surface  paved  with  good,  hard  brick ; one  near  the  corner  of  High 
and  Bridge  streets;  one  at  the  corner  of  Market  and  Third  streets;  one  on 
the  north  side  of  Bridge  street,  near  the  office  of  Dr.  Bitchie;  one  on  south 
side  of  Bridge  street,  near  the  corner  of  Congress  street.  And  the  Clerk  is 
hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Commissioner,  when  proper 
vouchers  are  presented  for  the  above  work 
Approved  June  13,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  authorizing  the  survey  of  South  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Surveyor  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
directed  to  prepare  a plat  of  South  street,  giving  the  depth  of  cutting 
in  the  centre,  and  at  Congress  and  High  streets,  with  a view  to  its  thorough 
improvement;  provided,  however,  the  cost  of  the  same  shall  not  exceed 
twenty-five  dollars  ($25.) 

Approved  June  13,  1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  to  repair  a certain  Pump. 

Resolved  by  tlie  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  oj 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  au- 
thorized to  have  the  pump  on  the  corner  of  Warren  and  Second  streets  re- 
paired and  put  in  good  order ; and  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  is  authorized 
to  pay  for  the  same,  on  the  presentation  of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  June  13,  1868* 


AN  ORDINANCE  providing  for  the  extension  of  the  water  main  on  Market  street  from 

Second  to  Third  street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
oj  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  is  hereby,  au- 
thorized and  requested  to  advertise  for  proposals  to  extend  the  water  main 
on  Market  street,  from  Second  to  Third  street;  the  extension  to  be  made  ot 
four  (4)  inch  iron  pipe,  put  down  at  the  same  depth  as  the  other  water 
mains  of  the  town,  and  joined  with  lead  in  the  usual  manner,  under  the  di- 
rection of  the  Mayor ; the  work  to  be  given  to  the  lowest  responsible  bidder. 

And  be  it  further  ordained , That  to  defray  the  cost  of  said  work,  there 
be,  and  is  hereby,  levied,  a front  foot  tax  of  sixty  (60)  cents  on  both  sides- 
of  Market  street,  between  Second  and  Third  streets;  and  the  Collector  is 
hereby  directed  to  collect  the  said  tax  from  the  owners  of  the  property,  in 
the  usual  way,  on  or  before  the  1st  day  of  September  next,  and  pay  over  the 
same,  as  collected,  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation,  retaining  three  (3)  per 
cent,  as  his  compensation ; and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  directed  to  pay  to  the 
order  of  the  Mayor,  the  cost  of  the  said  work,  on  presentation  of  proper 
vouchers. 

Approved  June  13,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  instructing  the  Commissioner  of  Streets. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Commissioner  of  Streets  be,  and 
he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  demand  the  fulfilment  of  a contract  made  be- 
tween this  Corporation  and  Garrity  & Williams,  for  curbing,  guttering,  gra- 
ding, and  gravelling  Montgomery,  North,  Beall,  Green,  and  other  streets  of 
tlie  town,  as  speedily  as  possible,  with  Blue  Rock  curb,  as  specified  in  their 
contract,  to  insure  the  least  loss  by  delay  to  the  property  owners  residing  on 
said  streets. 

Approved  June  13,  1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  authorizing  a contract  with  McNerhany  & Waters. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  is  hereby,  requested 
to  enter  into  written  contract  (to  be  prepared  by  the  Recorder)  with  Mc- 
Nerhany & Waters,  for  erecting  and  repairing  hydrants  and  fire-plugs,  and 
tapping  water  mains  for  one  year,  in  accordance  with  their  proposals ; the 
said  contract  to  be  made  in  accordance  with,  and  subject  to,  the  require- 
ments and  provisions  of  a resolution  entitled,  “A  resolution  authorizing  a 
contract  with  William  Whelan  & Co.,”  approved  May  4,  1866,  which  said 
resolution  is  hereby  continued  in  force,  substituting  the  name  of  McNerhany 
& Waters  in  place  of  that  of  W7illiam  Whelan  h Co.  wherever  it  occurs. 

Approved  June  20,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  William  Calhoun. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  directed 
to  pay  to  the  order  of  William  Calhoun  the  sum  of  ten  dollars  and  fifty 
cents,  ($10  50,)  the  amount  of  his  bill  against  this  Corporation  for  work 
done  on  Seventh  street  with  horse  and  cart,  by  order  of  the  Commissioner  of 
Streets. 

Approved  June  20,  1868. 


AN  ORDINANCE  amending  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  to  amend  the  ordinance 
for  the  government  of  the  New  Market  House,”  approved  July  1,  1865. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  third  section  of  “ An  ordinance 
to  amend  the  ordinance  for  the  government  of  the  New  Market  House,”  ap- 
proved July  1,  1865,  be  so  amended  as  to  read  as  follows  : 

And  be  it  further  ordained , That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  to 
sell  or  buy,  or  offer  to  sell  or  buy,  during  market  hours,  within  the  limits  of 
this  corporation,  to  or  from  licensed  hucksters,  green  grocers,  country  deal- 
ers, or  other  persons,  to  sell  again,  any  fresh  meats,  poultry,  vegetables,, 
fruits,  butter,  eggs,  and  such  other  produce  as  is  usually  bought  and  sold  by 
butchers,  hucksters,  green  grocers,  and  country  dealers,  (except  in  live 
stock,)  and  any  person  or  persons  so  offending  against  the  provisions  of  this 
section,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  not  less  than  five  ($5)  nor  more  than  twenty 
dollars  ($20)  for  each  and  every  offence ; provided,  that  this  section  shall  not 
be  construed  to  prevent  said  country  dealers,  or  licensed  dealers,  from  retail- 
ing their  produce  to  citizens,  for  their  own  consumption,  within  the  market 


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house  limits,  and  market  hours,  nor  to  prevent  them  from  selling  at  whole- 
sale, or  otherwise,  to  dealers  or  other  persons,  outside  the  market  hours,  in 
any  part  of  the  town. 

Approved  June  27,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  relief  of  William  Whelan. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetoion , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  William 
Whelan  twenty-five  dollars  and  thirty-five  cents,  ($25  35,)  for  plumbing 
and  repairs  at  the  New  Market  House,  from  July  12,  1867,  to  May  26, 
1868,  inclusive. 

Approved  July  7,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  authorizing  the  Mayor  to  sell  the  Street  Roller. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be.  and  he  is  hereby,  au- 
thorized to  sell  the  corporation  street  roller  for  the  highest  cash  price  he 
may  be  able  to  get  for  the  same,  and  pay  the  amount  over  to  the  Clerk  to  be 
placed  in  the  general  fund  of  this  Corporation. 

Approved  July  7,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  Potomac  Division  Sons  of  Temperance. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetoion , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  is  hereby,  directed 
to  refund  to  the  Treasurer  of  Potomac  Division  Sons  of  Temperance,  (T. 
M.  K.  Mills,)  the  sum  of  five  dollars,  ($5,)  being  the  amount  paid  by  the 
said  Potomac  Division  for  license  for  holding  a concert  on  the  night  of  May 
10th  last. 

Approved  July  7,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  making  an  additional  appropriation  for  “the  Upper  and  Lower  Branches 

of  the  Falls  Road.” 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars 
($300)  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  for  additional  repairs  to 
those  now  being  made  to  “ the  Upper  Branch  of  the  Falls  Road,”  and  also 
the  same  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars  for  additional  repairs  to  those  being 
now  made  on  the  Lower  Branch  of  the  said  road,  to  be  expended  as  the  orig- 
inal appropriation  has  been  expended. 

Approved  July  7,  1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  to  pay  certain  Claims. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  the 
President  of  the  Georgetown  Gas  Light  Company  the  sum  of  eighty-seven 
dollars  and  seventy-five  cents,  ($87  75;)  to  the  order  of  the  proprietor  of 
the  “ Georgetown  Courier  ” the  sum  of  twenty-eight  dollars  and  fifty  cents, 
($28  50;)  and  to  the  order  of  the  publisher  of  the  “Chronicle”  the  sum 
of  nineteen  dollars  and  fifty  cents,  ($19  50.) 

Approved  July  7,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  certain  claims. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  T.  H.  Donohue,  seventy-six  dollars  and 
ninety  cents  ($76  90;)  to  the  order  of  G.  W.  Cropley  four  dollars  and 
eighty-five  cents  ($4  85 ;)  to  the  order  of  E.  Fuokes,  one  dollar  and  ninety- 
two  cents  ($1  92 ;)  to  the  order  of  Buckey  & Marbury  two  dollars  and 
twenty-two  cents  ($2  22;)  to  the  order  of  Jno.  J.  Beall  twenty-eight  dol- 
lars and  fifty-six  cents  ($28  56;)  to  the  order  of  Jenkin  Thomas  four  dol- 
lars and  sixty-five  cents  ($4  65;)  to  the  order  of  H.  G.  Wagner  one  dollar 
and  twenty-six  cents  ($1  26 ;)  to  the  order  of  William  H.  Tenney  eight 
dollars  and  ninety-five  cents  ($8  95 ;)  and  to  the  order  of  Beall  & Shoema- 
ker fifty-nine  dollars  and  fifty  cents  ($59  50 ;)  said  amounts  being  for  bills 
against  the  “Georgetown  Fire  Department.” 

Approved  July  7, 1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  improve  Market  street  from  High  street  to  Fourth  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  five  hundred  dollars,  ($500,)  or  so 
much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  is  hereby  appropriated  out  of  the  gene- 
ral fund  for  the  purpose  of  trimming,  grading,  gravelling,  and  repairing 
gutters  and  curbstones,  so  far  as  may  be  necessary,  on  Market  street,  from 
High  to  Fourth  street,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the 
order  of  the  Mayor,  under  whose  direction  the  work  shall  be  done,  the  above 
amount,  when  accompanied  by  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  July  7,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  for  repairing  Public  Pumps. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  au- 


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thorized  and  directed  to  repair  sucli  of  the  public  pumps  of  the  town  as  may 
from  time  to  time  be  found  out  of  order,  and  that  the  sum  of  one  hundred 
dollars  ($100)  be,  and  is  hereby,  appropriated  for  that  purpose,  and  that  the 
Clerk  of  the  Corporation  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  that  sum  to  the  order 
of  the  Mayor,  at  such  time  as  the  same  may  be  needed,  and  on  the  presenta- 
tion of  proper  vouchers,  approved  by  a majority  of  the  Committee  on  Pumps 
of  the  Common  Council;  and  provided,  moreover,  that  none  of  the  said 
pumps  shall  be  repaired  unless  a majority  of  the  said  committee  shall  ap- 
prove of  and  sanction  such  repairs  in  writing. 

Approved  July  7,  1868; 

AN  ORDINANCE  for  the  improvement  of  the  footways  on  Prospect  street,  west  of  Fayette 

street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  each  owner  of  a lot,  or  part  of  a lot 
thereof,  fronting  on  Prospect  street,  west  of  Fayette  street,  where  there  is  no 
sidewalk,  shall  pave,  or  cause  to  be  paved,  with  good,  hard  brick,  on  a bed 
of  sharp  sand,  to  full  width  where  improved,  and  to  the  width  of  six  feet 
where  unimproved ; and,  immediately  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance, 
the  Mayor  shall  notify  each  owner  of  a lot  where  the  paving  is  needed, 
giving  twenty  days  for  the  same,  and  if  not  complied  with  at  the  expiration 
of  said  notice,  the  Mayor  is  hereby  authorized  to  have  the  work  done  and 
charged  to  the  owners,  with  an  additional  six  per  cent.,  to  be  collected  as 
taxes  on  property  usually  are,  and  the  Collector  of  Taxes  is  hereby  allowed 
four  per  cent,  as  his  commission  for  the  collection  of  said  taxes. 

And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to 
the  order  of  the  Mayor,  out  of  the  general  fund,  when  proper  vouchers  are 
presented,  for  the  above  work. 

Approved  July  7,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  relating  to  certain  Stalls  in  the  Market  House. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  in- 
structed to  extend  the  sale  of  stalls  Nos.  7 and  8 in  the  Market  House  to 
J ohn  Bowers  for  the  term  of  twelv  e years  and  three  months  from  the  1st 
day  of  April,  1868,  for  the  sum  of  seven  hundred  dollars  ($700;)  one-third 
cash,  and  the  balance  in  one,  two,  and  three  years,  with  interest;  provided 
that  the  premium  of  eighty  dollars  ($80)  already  paid  be  credited  on  the 
amount  of  the  cash  payment,  the  deferred  payments,  to  be  considered  as 
secured  upon  the  stalls,  and  on  condition  that  the  stalls  so  sold  shall  be  re- 
possessed by  the  Corporation  in  case  default  shall  be  made  in  the  payment 


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of  either  of  the  notes  to  be  given  by  the  said  John  Bowers  at  the  time  of 
the  perfection  of  the  sale,  and  subject  to  an  annual  rent  of  forty  dollars  for 
each  of  the  beforementioned  stalls. 

And  be  it  further  resolved , That  the  said  J ohn  Bowers  shall  comply  with 
the  beforementioned  terms  ot  sale  within  ten  days  after  the  approval  of  this 
resolution. 

Approved  July  7,  1808. 


A RESOLUTION  to  prevent  the  waste  and  improper  use  of  the  Potomac  Water. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
instructed  to  cause  the  supply  of  water  to  be  cut  off  from  all  persons  or  cor- 
porations, outside  the  limits  of  the  town,  except  those  who  have  by  special 
provision  been  granted  the  use  of  the  same. 

Approved  July  11,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pave  High  street  with  Blue  Rock  from  Sixth  to  Seventh  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  seven  hundred  and  six  - 
teen dollars,  ($716,)  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the 
same  is  hereby,  appropriated,  out  of  the  general  fund,  for  the  purpose  of 
paving  and  grading  High  street,  from  Sixth  to  Seventh  street,  the  paving 
stone  to  be  Blue  Rock,  similar  to  those  used  for  paving  the  streets  of  Wash- 
ington ; and  the  grading  to  be  of  proper  depth  to  admit  of  a good  bed  of 
gravel,  with  six  inches  of  sharp  sand ; said  work  to  be  done  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  Mayor,  either  by  days'  work  or  contract,  whichever  in  his  judg- 
ment will  be  the  most  advantageous  to  the  Corporation,  and  the  Clerk  is 
hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  when  accompanied  by 
proper  vouchers,  for  the  above  work. 

Approved  July  11, 1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  repair  Street  Gutter*. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars,  ($100,) 
be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  out  of  the  general  fund,  for  the 
purpose  of  repairing  the  gutters  of  the  town ; said  work  to  be  done  under 
the  direction  of  the  Mayor ; and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to 
the  order  of  the  Mayor,  when  proper  vouchers  are  presented,  for  said  work. 

Approved  July  11,  1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  to  grade  and  pave  in  front  of  the  New  Station  House;  and  for  other  pur- 
poses. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  au- 
thorized and  requested  to  have  the  space  in  front  of  the  new  station  house 
graded  and  paved  with  good  hard  brick  to  the  width  of  ten  feet,  in  the 
usual  manner;  and  also  to  have  the  wall  between  the  old  and  new  station 
houses  repaired  and  raised  sufficiently  to  throw  the  drainage  from  the 
buildings. 

Resolved  further , That  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars,  (150,)  or  so  much  thereof 
as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  is  hereby,  appropriated,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby 
requested  to  pay  for  the  said  work,  on  presentation  of  the  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  July  11,1808. 

AN  OR  I)  I NANCE  amendatory  of  an  ordinance  for  the  laying  of  a water  main  on  Market 
street  from  Second  to  Third  street,  approved  June  13,  1868. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  in  addition  to  the  amount  levied  iu 
the  ordinance,  approved  June  13,  1868,  for  the  laying  of  a water  main  on 
Market  street,  from  Second  to  Third  street,  there  be,  and  is  hereby,  appro- 
priated out  of  the  water  fund,  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  twelve  dollars. 
($112,)  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  to  complete  said  work. 
This  appropriation  being  indispensable  by  reason  of  the  fact  that  the  amount 
necessary  for  the  work  cannot  be  collected  under  the  law  for  this  purpose, 
the  property  on  the  four  corners  having  paid  the  tax  upon  the  other  front. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained r,  That  the  Clerk  pay  the  same  to  the 
order  of  the  Mayor,  on  the  conditions  prescribed  in  the  ordinance  to  which 
this  is  an  amendment. 

Approved  July  11,  1808. 

A RESOLUTION  for  relief  of  E.  Pickrell  A Co. 

Resolved,  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Messrs. 
E.  Pickrell  & Co.  twenty  dollars  and  seventy-nine  cents,  ($20  79,)  for  lum- 
ber furnished  for  the  use  of  this  Corporation,  from  October  12;  1866,  to 
December  18,  1867,  inclusive. 

Approved  July  11,  1808. 

A RESOLUTION  concerning  tlie  water  main  on  Montgomery  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  is  hereby,  author- 


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ized  and  requested  to  advertise  for  proposals  for  relaying  the  water  main  on 
Montgomery  street,  the  work  to  be  given  to  the  lowest  responsible  bidder, 
and  performed  under  the  direction  of  the  Water  Engineer. 

Approved  July  11,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  John  J.  Cook. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  is  hereby,  authorized 
to  pay  to  the  order  of  John  J.  Cook,  the  sum  of  thirty  dollars  and  ninety-five 
cents,  ($30  95,)  it  being  the  amount  of  his  bill  for  work  done  for  the  Fire 
Department,  to  July  1,  1868. 

Approved  July  11, 1868. 


AN  ORDINANCE  giving  authority  to  borrow  Money  ami  issue  Stock. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  William  Laird,  Clerk  of  the  Corpo- 
ration, be,  and  lie  is  hereby,  authorized  to  borrow  a sum  of  money  sufficient 
to  enable  him  promptly  to  discharge  the  debt  of  live  thousand  dollars, 
($5,000,)  incurred  by  this  Corporation  in  building  a new  prison  at  the  sta- 
tion house,  giving  the  note  or  notes  of  the  Corporation  for  the  same,  bear- 
ing six  per  cent,  interest,  and  for  such  time  as  to  him  may  seem  necessary. 

Sec.  2.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  in  order  to  liquidate  said  origi- 
nal debt,  or  to  pay  said  note,  or  notes,  authority  is  hereby  given  to  the 
Mayor  and  Clerk  to  issue  stock  of  this  Corporation  at  its  par  value,  and  not 
exceeding  in  amount  five  thousand  dollars,  <$5,000, ) bearing  six  per  cent, 
interest,  payable  quarterly,  and  redeemable  at  the  pleasure  of  this  Corpora- 
tion. 

Approved  July  11,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  amendatory  of  a resolution  to  lay  Flag  Footways,  approved  May  23,  1808. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and,  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  additional  sum  «:  f thirty  dollars, 
($30,)  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby, 
appropriated  to  carry  into  effect  the  resolution  entitled,  “A  resolution  to  lay 
flag  footways/’  approved  May  23,  1868,  subject  to  the  conditions  therein 
prescribed. 

Approved  July  11, 1868. 

A RESOLUTION  authorizing  the  collection  of  certain  Water  Taxes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board,  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  special  water  tax,  provided  for  by 


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a resolution  authorizing  the  tapping  of  water  mains  in  certain  cases,  ap- 
proved July  25,  1863,  be  collected  by  the  Collector  of  Taxes,  and  the  Clerk 
is  hereby  directed  to  furnish  said  Collector  with  a list  of  persons  chargeable 
with  said  taxes,  so  far  as  the  same  can  be  ascertained. 

Approved  July  11,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  the  claim  of  H.  W.  Brewer,  Surveyor. 

Resolved,  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be  authorized  and  requested 
to  pay  to  the  order  of  Henry  W.  Brewer,  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and 
eighty-five  dollars,  ($185)  being  in  full  payment  of  his  bill  for  work  done 
for  this  Corporation,  rendered  up  to  July  2,  1868. 

Approved  July  11,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  a certain  Bill. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Comicil  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay 
to  Messrs.  Cluss  & Kemmerbacher,  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  dol- 
lars, ($150,)  the  amount  of  their  bill  rendered  as  architects  for  the  new 
prison  at  the  station  house. 

Approved  July  11,  1808. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  Wm.  H.  Barker  and  Robt.  E.  Talbot. 

Resolved:  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  William 
H.  Barker,  the  sum  of  eighteen  dollars,  ($18.)  in  full  of  his  bill  of  June 
12,  1868,  for  repairs  on  market  house;  and  to  the  order  of  Robt.  E.  Talbot, 
nine  dollars,  ($9,)  in  full  of  his  hill  of  May  7,  1868,  for  one  street  lamp. 

Approved  July  11,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  concerning  the  Poor  and  Workhouse. 

Resolved:  by  the  Board  oj  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Joint  Select  Committee  be  re- 
quested to  report  by  ordinance  the  necessary  provisions  to  secure  an  econo- 
mical administration  of  the  affairs  of  the  poor  and  workhouse. 

Approved  July  11,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  relating  to  the  distribution  of  Water. 

Resolved,  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  subject  matter  of  distributing 
the  water,  from  the  low  service  and  high  service,  be  referred  to  Col.  Samo, 


Chief  Engineer  of  Washington  Aqueduct,  with  a request  that  he  report 
what  changes  are  desirable  to  secure  the  most  economical  division  of  the 
distribution  between  these  services ; what  number  of  dwellings  and  other 
buildings  must  be  supplied  from  the  high  service,  and  what  action  is  neces- 
sary to  secure  a fair  distribution  of  the  present  supply  among  those  using 
or  entitled  to  use  the  high  service ; and  such  other  facts  as  may  be  deemed 
necessary  to  a proper  settlement  of  the  rights  of  the  parties  respectively. 

Approved  July  11,  18BS. 


AN  ORDINANCE  for  the  relief  of  Hucksters  in  the  Market  House. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  o f A ldermen  and  Board  of  Com  mon  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  from  and  after  the  first  day  of  July, 
1868,  hucksters  and  others  doing  business  under  hucksters’  licenses  in  the 
market  house  shall  not  be  liable  to  any  license  fee,  nor  to  the  payment  of 
any  other  money  for  the  privilege  of  doing  business  within  the  limits  of 
said  market  house,  except  the  regular  purchasing  and  renting  of  stalls ; 
Provided , that  any  of  said  persons  selling  outside  the  limits  of  market 
house,  or  other  than  in  the  regular  market  hums,  shall  require  such  license 
as  has  heretofore  been  required. 

Be  it  further  ordained \ That  the  Clerk  be,  and  be  is  hereby,  instructed 
to  refund  to  M.  Kellilier,  the  sum  of  eleven  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents, 
($11  25,)  and  to  other  hucksters  in  the  market  house  who  have  paid  their 
licenses,  the  amounts  paid  by  them  for  hucksters’  licenses  since  July  1, 
1868. 

Approved  July  1 1,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  approving  of  the  grade  of  the  Extension  of  Stoddard  Street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  oj 
the  Corporation  oj  Georgetown , That  the  grade  proposed  and  established 
by  the  Commissioners  of  Grades,  for  the  extension  of  Stoddard  street,  from 
Congress  street  to  High  street,  as  shown  by  their  report,  dated  June  30th, 
1868,  and  now  filed  with  the  Clerk,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  accepted 
and  adopted  by  this  Corporation  as  the  grade  of  said  extension  of  said 
street. 

Approved  July  11,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  lay  Sidewalks  on  Frederics  .Street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and,  Board,  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  each  owner  of  a lot,  or  part  of  a lot 
thereof,  fronting  on  the  east  side  of  Frederick  street,  from  Fourth  to  Sixth 
street,  and  on  the  west  side  of  Frederick  street,  from  Sixth  to  Seventh 


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street,  shall  pave,  or  cause  to  be  paved,  with  good  hard  brick,  on  a bed  of 
sharp  sand  to  the  depth  of  six  inches,  and  to  the  full  width  where  im- 
proved, and  to  the  width  of  six  feet  where  unimproved.  And  immediately 
after  the  passage  of  this  resolution  the  Mayor  is  requested  to  notify  each 
owner  as  above  described,  giving  them  twenty  days’  notice  for  the  same, 
and  if  not  complied  with  at  the  expiration  of  said  notice,  then  the  Mayor  is 
hereby  authorized  to  have  the  work  done,  and  charge  the  amount,  together 
with  an  additional  six  per  cent.,  to  be  collected  as  taxes  on  said  property. 
And  the  tax  collector  is  hereby  allowed  four  per  cent,  as  his  commission  for 
the  collection  of  said  taxes. 

Resolved  farther , To  defray  the  expenses  of  laying  the  above  sidewalk, 
the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor, 
under  whose  direction  the  work  will  be  done,  when  accompanied  by  proper 
vouchers  for  the  same. 

Approved  July  11,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  repair  Street  Gutters. 

Rt solved  by  the  .Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  further  sum  of  one  hundred  dol- 
lars (SI 00)  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  for  the  purpose  of  re- 
pairing the  broken  gutters  in  the  town.  The  work  to  be  done  under  the 
direction  of  the  Mayor,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the 
order  of  the  Mayor  when  accompanied  by  proper  vouchers  for  the  same. 

Approved  August  1,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  repair  broken  A robes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  four  hundred  dollars,  ($400,) 
or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appro- 
priated for  the  purpose  of  repairing  the  broken  arches  in  the  town ) the 
work  to  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor  in  the  speediest  manner 
possible,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor 
when  accompanied  by  proper  vouchers  for  the  same. 

Approved  August  1,  1808. 

A RESOLUTION  to  permit  a Jia.g  footway  to  be  laid  on  Bridge  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  permission  is  hereby  granted  to  P.  J. 
Collison  and  J.  B.  Wells  to  lay  a flag  footway  across  Bridge  street  near  the 
street  car  terminus.  The  said  work  when  done  to  be  subject  to  the  approval 
of  the  Mayor,  and  without  expense  to  the  Corporation. 

Approved  August  1, 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  the  expenses  of  the  Poor  and  Workhouse  for  the  quarter  ending 

June  30,  1888. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  M.  V. 
Buckey,  trustee  of  the  Poor  and  Workhouse,  the  sum  of  eleven  hundred  and 
two  dollars  and  fifty-seven  cents,  ($1,102  57,)  being  the  net  amount  of  the 
expenses  of  that  institution  for  the  quarter  ending  June  30.  1868,  as  per 
vouchers  accompanying  the  trustee’s  report  for  said  quarter. 

Approved  August  1, 1868. 


A RESOLUTION  concerning  the  distribution  of  the  water  on  the  high  service. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  General  N.  Miehler,  “ in  charge  of 
Public  Buildings,  Grounds,  and  Works,”  be,  and  is  hereby,  respectfully 
requested  to  supply  all  those  parts  of  Dunbarton,  Congress,  Beall,  and  West 
streets  with  water  from  the  high  service,  which  are  at  present  so  imper. 
fectly  furnished  by  the  low  service,  and  to  continue  so  to  do,  unless  the 
quantity  of  water  in  the  high  service  reservoir  is  so  diminished  as  to  be 
in  his  judgment,  inadequate  to  afford  an  ample  reserve  in  case  of  fire  ; and  in 
the  event  of  such  diminution,  to  supply  the  aforementioned  localities  during 
the  hours  between  six  (6)  P.  M.  and  six  (6)  A.  M.  only. 

Approved  August  1,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  claim  of  the  Evening  Star. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Noyes, 
Baker  & Co.,  forty-six  dollars  and  seventy-five  cents,  ($46  75,)  for  adver- 
tising in  the  “ Evening  Star”  newspaper,  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  by  order  of 
the  Mayor,  in  June  and  July,  1868. 

Approved  August  8,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  the  widow  of  the  late  Dr.  Charles  McCormick. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  the 
widow  of  the  late  Dr.  Charles  McCormick  the  sum  of  seventy-five  dollars, 
($75,)  in  full  for  one  quarter’s  salary,  ending  the  first  of  October  next. 

Approved  August  8,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  repair  Green  Street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars, 


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($500,)  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  here- 
by,  appropriated  for  the  purpose  of  macadamizing  Green  street,  from  Bridge 
street  to  Water  street,  the  work  to  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the 
Mayor,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor 
when  accompanied  by  proper  vouchers  for  the  same. 

Approved  August  8,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  concerning  additional  Taxation  for  School  Purposes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  “ Joint  Committee  of  the  two 
Boards  ” be,  and  they  are  hereby,  requested  to  confer  with  the  Board  of 
Guardians  of  the  Public  Schools,  with  a view  to  maturing  an  ordinance  im- 
posing an  additional  tax  for  school  purposes,  under  the  recent  act  of  Con- 
gress granting  increased  powers  to  this  Corporation  for  said  purposes,  and 
report  such  ordinance  to  this  board  at  as  early  a period  as  practicable. 

Approved  August  8,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  granting  Alexander  Ray  a certain  privilege. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and.  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  permission  is  hereby  granted  to  Alex- 
ander Ray  to  open  Water  street,  at  a point  near  Shoemaker’s  mill,  for  the 
purpose  of  carrying  off  the  waste  water  from  said  street ; Provided , how- 
ever, that  the  work  shall  be  done  without  expense  to  this  Corporation,  and 
under  the  direction  of  the  Commissioner  of  Streets,  and  subject  to  his 
approval. 

Approved  August  8,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  repair  Second  atreet. 

Resolved  by  the  Board,  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars, 
($150,)  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby, 
appropriated  for  the  purpose  of  changing  the  gutters  at  the  intersection  of 
Frederick  and  Second  streets,  to  pass  the  water  down  Frederick  street  to 
arches  on  said  street;  also,  for  gravelling  intersection  of  Frederick  and  Se- 
cond streets.  The  work  to  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor,  and 
the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  his  order  when  proper  vouchers  are 
presented  for  the  same. 

Approved  August  8, 1868, 


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A RESOLUTION  for  a flag  footway. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars,  ($50,)  or  so 
much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated 
to  lay  a flag  footway  of  North  River  Blue  Stone,  four  feet  wide,  on  the  west 
line  of  Green  street,  across  Gay  street ; said  work  to  be  done  under  the  di- 
rection of  the  Mayor,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order 
of  the  Mayor  when  proper  vouchers  are  presented  for  the  same. 

Approved  August  8,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  requesting  the  Mayor  to  summon  another  jury  in  the  case  of  the  Extension 

of  Stoddard  Street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  re- 
quested to  cause  another  jury  to  be  summoned  in  the  case  of  the  extension 
of  Stoddard  street. 

Approved  August  20,  186S. 


A RESOLUTION  In  relation  to  a survey  to  ascertain  the  most  prac  dcable  route  for  a branch 
of  the  Alexandria,  Loudoun,  and  Hampshire  Railroad,  from  Georgetown  to  the  Main 
Stem  of  that  Road. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Boar  ^2  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Ma;y0r,  Recorder,  and  President 
of  the  Board  of  Common  Council  be,  and  they  are  hereby,  constituted  a 
committee  to  procure  the  services  of  a engineer,  for  the  purpose 

of  makiug  the  joint  survey  of  the  b^st  and  most  practicable  $ 

railroad  from  Georgetown  to  the  -main  stem  of  the  Alexandria,  Loudoun, 
and  Hampshire  Railroad,  agreer;D]e  to  the  proposal  of  the  said  railroad  com- 
pany made  to  a Joint  CommVctee  of  this  Corporation  on  the  10th  instant. 

Approved  August  20,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  claim  of  T.  II.  Donohue. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  T.  H. 
Donohue  two  hundred  and  eighty-nine  dollars,  ($289,)  in  full  payment  for 
plumber  s work  relaying  iron  water  main  on  Montgomery  street  per  con- 
tract, two  hundred  and  eighty  dollars,  ($280,)  and  cutting  off  water  supply 
from  College,  nine  dollars  ($9.) 

Approved  September  12,  1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  to  repair  Bridge  Street,  from  Frederick  Street  to  Lingan  Street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars  (§200) 
be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  repair  Bridge  street,  from  Fred- 
erick street  to  Lingan  street,  the  work  to  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the 
Mayor,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor 
when  proper  vouchers  are  presented  for  the  same. 

Approved  September  12,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pave  Sidewalk  on  wrest  front  of  High  Street  Public  School  House. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  seventy-five  dollars,  (§75,) 
or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appro- 
priated to  pave  sidewalk  on  the  west  front  of  High  Street  Public  School 
House,  the  work  to  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor,  and  the 
Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor  when  proper 
vouchers  are  presented  for  the  same. 

Approved  September  12,  1868. 

AN  ORDINANCE  amending  Sec.  2 of  an  Ordinance  requiring  Wheat,  Corn,  Rye,  <fcc.,  to  be 
sold  by  weight,  approved  July  26,  1867. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this 
ordinance  the  weight  of  potatoes  shall  be  fifty-six  instead  of  sixty  pounds 
to  the  bushel,  as  required  in  the  ordinance  approved  the  26th  July,  1867. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  ordained ',  That  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances, 
inconsistent  herewith,  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby,  repealed. 

Approved  September  12,  1868. 

AN  ORDINANCE  to  aid  in  the  construction  of  a travel  bridge  over  the  Alexandria 

Aqueduct. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor,  the  Kecorder,  Mr. 
Charles  F.  Peck,  and  the  Clerk,  are  authorized  to  prepare  a contract  with 
the  Alexandria  Canal,  Railroad,  and  Bridge  Company,  to  secure  the  con- 
struction of  a travel  bridge  over  the  Alexandria  Aqueduct. 

Sec.  2.  That  to  effect  this  object  the  Mayor,  Recorder,  Mr.  C.  F.  Peck, 
and  the  Clerk,  are  authorized  to  loan  to  the  said  Company,  for  a time  not 
exceeding  ten  years,  the  sum  of  twenty-five  thousand  dollars,  (§25,000,) 
taking  such  security  for  the  principal  and  interest  of  said  loan  as  shall  be 
hereafter  approved  by  the  Boards  of  Aldermen  and  Common  Council. 


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Sec.  3.  That  to  provide  the  means  for  making  this  loan,  the  Mayor,  Re- 
corder, and  Clerk,  are  authorized  to  procure  from  the  Commissioners  of  the 
Sinking  Fund  twenty-five  thousand  dollars  ($25,000)  in  the  stock  held  by 
such  Commissioners,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  directed  to  execute  and  deliver 
to  the  Commissioders  the  note  of  this  Corporation  for  an  amount  equal  to 
the  stock  given  up  by  them,  bearing  the  same  interest,  and  payable  at  the 
pleasure  of  the  Corporation  within  ten  years. 

Sec.  4.  That  all  revenue  derived  from  the  tolls  of  the  said  bridge  com- 
pany, and  all  payments  upon  the  loan  to  said  Company,  either  of  principal 
or  interest,  shall  be  paid  over  to  the  Commissioners  of  the  Sinking  Fund,  to 
be  applied  upon  the  interest  and  principal  of  the  Corporation  note  or  notes. 

Sec.  5.  That  the  Mayor,  Recorder,  Charles  F.  Peck,  and  the  Clerk,  be- 
fore the  final  execution  of  the  contract,  shall  submit  the  same  to  the  Boards 
of  Aldermen  and  Common  Council  for  their  action. 

Approved  September  12,  1S6S. 

A RESOLUTION  to  repair  Broken  Clutters. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars  ($100) 
be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  repair  broken  gutters]  said  work 
to  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  au- 
thorized to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor  when  proper  vouchers  are  pre- 
sented for  the  same. 

Approved  September  19, 18GS. 


A RESOLUTION  to  repair  the  Western  Terminus  of  Water  Street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board,  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
itlu  Corporation  of  Georgetown . That  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars, 
($100.)  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby, 
appropriated  to  repair  the  western  terminus  of  Water  street;  said  work  to 
be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  author- 
ized to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor  when  proper  vouchers  are  presented 
for  the  same. 

Approved  September  19,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  lay  certain  Flag  Footways. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars,  ($100,) 
or  so  much  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated 
to  lay  flag  footways  of  North  River  Blue  Stone — one  across  Water  street,  on 


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the  east  line  of  Cecil  alley,  and  one  across  Stoddard  street,  on  the  east  line 
of  Green  street ; and  also  six  dollars  ($6)  to  be  placed  to  an  appropriation 
already  made  for  a flag  footway  across  Bridge  street,  on  the  east  line  of 
Montgomery  street ; said  work  to  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor, 
and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor  when 
proper  vouchers  are  presented  for  the  same. 

Approved  September  19,  1S68. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  certain  Claims. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  G eorgetoicn,  That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  I.  L. 
Parkhurst,  Escp,  thirty  dollars,  ($30,)  for  his  services  in  summoning  the 
jurors  and  notifying  the  property  holders  on  Stoddard  street,  in  two  cases, 
by  order  of  the  Mayor ; to  the  order  of  Edgar  Murphy,  eleven  dollars  and 
fifty  cents,  ($11  50,)  for  building  fence  around  the  station  house;  to  order 
of  Edward  J.  Shoemaker  twelve  dollars,  ($12,)  for  making  large  centre,  per 
order  of  J.  H.  Newman ; and  to  order  of  W.  H.  Godey  forty-seven  dollars 
and  fifty  cents,  ($47  50,)  for  cement  furnished  for  Corporation  work  in 
August,  1868, 

Approved  September  19,  1868. 


AN  ORDINANCE  amendatory  of  an  ordinance  to  aid  in  the  construction  of  a travel  bridge 
over  the  Alexandria  Aqueduct,  approved  September  12,  1868. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  fourth  section  of  “ an  ordinance 
to  aid  in  the  construction  of  a travel  bridge  over  the  Alexandria  Aque- 
duct/' approved  September  12,  1868,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  repealed, 
and  that  the  following  be  adopted  as  a substitute  therefor,  viz.  : That  all  re- 
venues derived  from  the  tolls  of  the  said  bridge  company  and  all  payments 
made  upon  the  loan  to  said  company,  either  of  principal  or  interest,  shall  be 
Mid  over  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  and  placed  by  him  to  the  credit 
of  the  loan  made  to  the  said  company  on  account  of  the  principal  and  in- 
terest thereof,  and  the  amount  so  received  shall  be  used  by  him  only  in 
reimbursing  the  general  fund  for  the  interest  paid  out  of  it  on  the  said  loan, 
and  in  the  payment  of  the  principal  of  the  note  or  notes  granted  by  the 
Corporation  to  the  sinking  fund. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  section  2 of  said  ordinance  be 
amended  as  follows : To  strike  out  from  said  section  the  words  “ for  the 
principal  or  interest  of  said  loan,  as  shall  be  hereafter  approved  by  the 
Boards  of  Aldermen  and  Common  Council/'  and  insert  instead  thereof  the 


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following  words  : ci  As  to  them  shall  be  deemed  adequate — that  the  said 
bridge  will  he  completed  by  the  first  day  of  February,  1869.” 

Approved  September  19,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  providing  for  a temporary  supervision  of  the  work  upon  Beall,  Munroe,, 

and  North  Streets. 

Whereas  the  illness  of  the  Commissioner  of  Streets  prevents,  for  a time, 
his  attention  to  the  improvement  of  Beall,  Munroe,  and  North  streets,  and 
the  interests  of  this  Corporation  and  the  contractors  requires  the  appoint- 
ment of  a supervisor  of  said  work  who  shall,  in  all  respects  in  regard  to  said 
work,  have  and.  exercise  all  the  powers  and  duties  now  imposed  upon  the 
said  Commissioner  of  Streets. 

Be  it  resolved  by  flic  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  John  H.  Newman  be,  and  he  is 
hereby,  appointed  supervisor  of  the  improvement  of  Beall,  Munroe,  and 
North  streets,  as  at  present  in  progress,  and  that  he  have  and  exercise,  in 
respect  to  said  improvement,  all  the  powers  and  duties  now  imposed  upon 
the  Commissioner  of  Streets,  by  the  ordinances  or  resolutions  providing  for 
said  improvement  of  said  streets  ; Provided,  however,  that  before  he  act  as 
supervisor  aforesaid  the  contractor  or  contractors  upon  said  streets  do  sig- 
nify, in  writing,  his  or  their  consent  to  the  appointment  of  the  temporary 
officer  hereby  created,  and  that  their  work  shall  be  supervised  by  him. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  resolved , That  said  John  H.  Newman  shall  re- 
ceive ds  his  compensation  the  sum  of  three  dollars  (S3)  for  each  day  that 
he  shall  be  actually  engaged  upon  said  streets;  said  sum  to  be  paid  him  by  the 

Clerk  upon  the  presentation  of  proper  vouchers,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor. 

Approved  September  19.  1868. 

AN  ORDINANCE  levying  a Tax  to  increase  Public  School  facilities. 

lie  it  ordained  by  the  Board,  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  there  shall  be,  and  hereby  is,  levied 
and  imposed  a special  tax  of  twenty-five  cents  (25)  on  each  and  every  one 
hundred  dollars  ($100)  of  the  assessed  value  of  real  and  personal  property 
liable  to  taxation,  as  the  same  stands  valued  and  assessed  at  this  time  on  the 
books  of  assessment  now  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Corpora- 
tion ; said  tax  to  be  collected  with  the  taxes  which  may  be  levied  by  the 
Councils  for  the  year  1869,  and  the  proceeds  of  said  tax  shall  be  placed  by 
the  Clerk  to  the  credit  of  the  guardians  of  the  public  schools,  and  shall 
constitute  a fund  for  the  support  of  said  public  schools,  and  shall  be  paid  by 
the  Clerk  to  the  order  of  the  president  and  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Guar- 
dians of  the  Public  Schools. 


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Sec.  2.  JjicZ  te  it  farther  ordained , That  the  Board  of  Guardians  of  the 
Public  Schools  be,  and  they  are  hereby,  authorized  to  have  erected  such 
building  or  buildings  (at  such  point  or  points  as  they  may  deem  most  eligi- 
ble) as  will  meet  and  accommodate  the  wants  for  public  school  education, 
now  pressing  upon  them. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  farther  ordained , That  in  order  to  pay  the  cost  of  the 
improvement  proposed  in  this  ordinance,  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
authorized  to  issue  the  stock  of  this  Corporation,  bearing  interest  at  the  rate 
of  six  per  cent,  per  annum,  redeemable  at  the  pleasure  of  this  Corporation 
within  fifteen  years,  the  whole  amount  so  issued  not  to  exceed  ten  thousand 
dollars,  ($10,000.)  the  proceeds  of  said  stock  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the 
order  of  the  president  and  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Guardians  of  the 
Public  Schools. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  farther  ordained , That  all  stock  issued  under  this  ordi- 
nance shall  be  issued  in  sums  to  suit  the  purchaser  or  purchasers,  with 
interest,  payable  quarter  yearly,  said  interest  to  be  paid  from  the  proceeds  of 
the  tax  levied  by  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  farther  ordained , That  for  the  redemption  of  this  stock 
the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  reserve  five  per  cent,  of  said  tax  annually, 
and  when  said  reservation  shall  amount  to  the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars, 
($1,000,)  the  Clerk  will  redeem  the  stock  to  that  amount  in  the  following 
manner,  or  in  any  other  manner  deemed  advisable  by  the  Clerk  : Each  certi- 
ficate of  stock  shall  be  numbered  from  one  upwards,  and  whenever  the  Clerk 
is  prepared  to  redeem  any  of  said  stock  lie  shall  have  all  the  numbers 
placed  together  and  employ  some  disinterested  person  to  draw  as  many 
numbers  as  he  may  have  money  to  redeem  with,  and  so  continue  from  time 
to  time  with  the  remainder  of  the  numbers  until  the  whole  stock  is  redeem- 
ed, and  for  each  number  drawn  the  Clerk  shall  notify  the  owner  of  said 
number  or  numbers  that  the  interest  will  cease  and  determine  at  the  expi- 
ration of  the  current  quarter,  and  to  meet  the  interest  which  may  fall  due, 
in  the  interval  of  the  issue  of  and  the  collection  of  the  tax,  the  Clerk  is  au- 
thorized to  pay  the  same  from  the  general  fund,  to  be  reimbursed  from  said 
tax. 

All  ordinances  and  resolutions  inconsistent  with  this  ordinance  are  hereby 
repealed. 

Approved  September  19,  1868. 

A PtESOLUTION  to  authorize  the  Clerk  to  pay  to  James  Grarity  what  may  be  due  him  for 
work  done  on  Congress  Street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  be,  and 


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he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  pay  to  James  Garity  the  balance  of  his  final 
estimate  for  work  done  on  Congress  street  as  per  his  contract. 

Approved  September  24,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  contract  with  the  Alexandria  Canal,  Railroad,  and  Bridge 

Company. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  oj 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  special  committee  consisting  of 
the  Mayor,  Recorder,  and  Clerk,  and  C.  F.  Peck,  be  authorized  to  enter  into 
a contract,  on  behalf  of  this  Corporation,  with  the  Alexandria  Canal,  Rail- 
road,  and  Bridge  Company,  in  manner  and  form  as  the  same  has  been  report- 
ed by  said  committee. 

Approved  September  24,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  making  an  appropriation  for  the  Contingent  Fund  of  the  Clerk  of  the 

Corporation. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars  ($200 
be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  as  a contingent  fund  for  the  Clerk 
of  the  Corporation  for  the  ensuing  twelve  months. 

Approved  October  3,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  appointing  a Joint  Select  Committee. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  Charles  M.  Matthews,  of  the  Board  of 
Aldermen,  and  L.  L.  Clements,  and  Edward  Shoemaker,  of  the  Board  of 
Common  Council,  be  appointed  a joint  select  committee  to  ‘take  into  con- 
sideration the  report  of  the  Recorder  on  the  subject  of  the  Hay  Weigher 
and  report  by  resolution. 

Approved  October  3,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  for  sweeping  the  Market  House. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  - Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  seventy-five  dollars  ($75) 
be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated,  for  sweeping  and  cleaniug  the  Market 
House  from  the  1st  of  July  last,  to  December  31st  next,  to  be  paid  by  the 
Clerk  to  the  order  of  the  Market  Master,  on  the  presentation  of  proper  vou- 
chers ; provided  the  average  amount  shall  not  be  more  than  twelve  dollars 
and  fifty  cents  ($12  50)  per  month. 

Approved  October  3,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  macadamize  Washington  Street,  from  Dunbarton  to  Beall  Street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That,  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars,  ($250,)  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same 
is  hereby,  appropriated  to  macadamize  Washington  street,  from  Dunbarton 
to  Beall  street,  said  work  to  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor,  and 
the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  when  pro- 
per vouchers  are  presented  for  the  same. 

Approved  October  3,  1SGS. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bill  of  Georgetown  Courier. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  oj 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  the  pro- 
prietor of  the  Georgetown  Courier  the  sum  of  twenty-four  dollars  and  fifty 
cents,  ($24  50.)  as  per  bill  rendered. 

Approved  October  10,  1368. 


A RESOLUTION  granting  a certain  privilege. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  permission  is  hereby  granted  to  Joseph 
L.  Shoemaker  and  H.  W.  Fisher  to  hang  meats  on  the  outside  of  the  sidewalk 
in  front  of  their  premises  \ the  said  meat  to  be  hung  outside  of  the  curbstone 
and  over  the  gutter,  so  as  not  to  interfere  with  the  free  passage  of  persons 
on  the  sidewalk. 

Approved  October  10,  1S6S. 


A RESOLUTION  instructing  the  Clerk. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  directed 
and  instructed  to  pay  McNerhany  & Waters  the  sum  due  them  according  to 
their  contract  for  keeping  in  repair  the  Public  Hydrants,  for  the  quarter 
ending  August  31st,  1868,  without  the  usual  order  of  the  Water  Engineer, 
he  being  unable  to  sign  it  by  reason  of  severe  illness. 

Approved  October  10,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  appointment  of  a Joint  Select  Committee. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  oj  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  a Joint  Committee  be,  and  the  same  is 
hereby,  appointed  to  take  into  consideration  the  subject  of  the  message  of  the 
Mayor,  dated  8th  October,  1868,  in  relation  to  providing  accomodations  for 


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the  Orphans’  Court  and  Register  of  Wills,  and  that  Charles  M.  Matthews 
and  Charles  F.  Peck  he,  and  are  hereby,  appointed  as  said  committee. 
Approved  October  10,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  repair  the  road  across  the  Causeway. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  sum  of  twenty-five  dollars,  ($25,)  or 
so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appro- 
priated to  repair  the  road  leading  from  the  ferry  across  the  causeway  ; said 
work  to  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby 
authorizod  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  when  proper  vouchers  are 
presented  for  the  same. 

Approved  October  10,  186S. 

A RESOLUTION  relating  to  the  supply  of  Water  to  Georgetown  College, 
Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  or 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be  authorized  to  restore  the 
connection  of  the  supply  pipe  to  Georgetown  College  with  the  water  mains 
of  the  town,  upon  the  payment  of  the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars  ($1,000) 
to  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation;  said  connection  to  be  cut  off  at.  any  time 
hereafter  if  the  supply  of  water  shall  prove,  in  the  judgment  of  this  Corpora- 
tion,  insufficient  for  the  use  of  the  city. 

Approved  October  10,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  proposed  Aqueduct  Bridge* 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  special  committee  in  the  matter 
of  the  Aqueduct  bridge,  when  officially  informed  by  the  Alexandria  Canal 
Aqueduct  and  Bridge  Company  of  their  decision  of  a tender  of  a loan  of 
twenty-five  thousand  dollars  ($25,000)  in  stock  heretofore  made,  be  author- 
ized to  enter  into  a contract  with  the  Alexandria  Canal,  Bailroad,  and  Bridge 
Company,  to  secure  the  construction  of  the  proposed  bridge,  binding  the  Cor- 
poration to  pay  the  said  company  four  thousand  five  hundred  dollars  (4,500) 
in  cash  as  soon  as  said'  bridge  shall  be  ready  for  use;  provided,  it  shall 
be  so  completed  by  the  first  of  March  next.  The  committee  to  provide  such 
further  terms  in  the  contract  as  to  them  shall  seem  expedient.  And  pro- 
vided, that  in  the  event  of  a purchase  by  Congress  of  said  bridge,  the  Bridge 
Company  agree  to  refund  to  the  Corporation  the  amount  paid  as  a bonus. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  resolved , That  all  former  resolutions  or  parts 
of  resolutions  inconsistent  herewith,  are  hereby  repealed. 

Approved  October  12,  1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  to  pay  certain  claims. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  is  hereby,  directed 
to  pay  to  the  order  of  Norris  & Gladman  the  sum  of  ten  dollars,  (810,)  the 
amount  of  their  account  against  this  Corporation  to  September  24,  1868 ; 
and  to  the  order  of  Seth  Schell  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  eleven  dollars, 
($111,)  the  amount  of  his  account  against  this  Corporation  to  August  13, 
1868. 

Approved  October  17,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  claim  of  John  Loy. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  John 
Loy  ten  dollars  and  one  cent  ($10  01)  for  furnishing  glass,  and  glazing  at 
the  Market  House,  by  order  of  John  H.  Reynold,  Market  Master. 

Approved  October  31,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  appropriating  a further  sum  to  gravel  Market  Street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  a further  sum  of  fifty  dollars  be, 
and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  for  the  purpose  of  completing  the 
gravelling  on  Market  street ; said  work  to  be  done  under  the  direction  of 
the  Mayor,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the 
Mayor,  when  proper  vouchers  are  presented  for  the  same. 

Approved  October  31,  1868. 

AN  ORDINANCE  amendatory  of  “ An  ordinance  providing  for  lists  of  transfers  of  real 

estate.” 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  section  1 of  the  ordinance  entitled 
“ An  ordinance  providing  for  lists  of  transfers  of  real  estate,”  approved 
January  3d,  1868,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  amended,  so  as  to  provide 
that  a sum  not  to  exceed  fifteen  (15)  cents  for  each  transfer,  may  be  paid 
the  “ Register  of  Deeds  of  the  District  of  Columbia,”  under  the  contract  to 
be  made  with  said  Register  by  the  Recorder,  as  provided  for  in  said  ordin- 
ance. 

Approved  October  31,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  W.  H.  Calhoun. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown^  That  the  sum  of  seventy-seven  dollars  ($77)  be, 


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and  is  hereby,  appropriated  out  of  the  general  fund,  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk 
to  the  order  of  W.  H.  Calhoun,  it  being  the  amount  of  his  bill  against  this 
Corporation  for  the  removal  of  dead  animals  and  night  soil,  to  October  30, 
1868. 

Approved  October  31,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  McNerhany  & Waters. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  eighty-nine  dollars  and 
ninety-two  cents  ($89  92)  be,  and  is  hereby,  appropriated  out  of  the  water 
fund,  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the  order  of  McNerhany  & Waters,  it  being 
the  amount  of  the  deficiency  on  the  tax  levied  for  the  laying  of  the  water 
mains  on  Market  street,  between  Second  and  Third  streets. 

Approved  October  31,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  provide  for  the  substitution  of  a Bartholomew  in  place  of  a Lamp  post 

Hydrant. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  ten  dollars  and  twenty-five 
cents  ($10  25)  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  out  of  the  general 
fund,  to  defray  the  expense  of  substituting  a Bartholomew  in  place  of  a lamp 
post  hydrant,  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Market  and  Fourth  streets,  the  lamp 
post  hydrant  at  that  point  being  entirely  unserviceable. 

Approved  October  31,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  John  Booth. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  ten  dollars  ($10)  per  month 
extra  compensation  be,  and  is  hereby,  allowed  to  John  Booth  in  addition 
to  the  sum  of  twenty  dollars  ($20)  per  month  allowed  him  by  the  Commis- 
sioners of  Police,  for  services  as  laborer  at  the  Metropolitan  Police  Station 
in  Georgetown. 

The  Clerk  is  hereby  directed  to  pay  the  said  sum  out  of  the  general  fund 
monthly,  to  the  said  J ohn  Booth  or  to  his  order. 

Approved  October  31,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  appropriating  a further  sum  for  the  improvement  of  Green  Street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  further  sum  of  four  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars  ($450)  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  for  the  purpose  of  maca- 
damizing Green  street,  from  the  canal  bridge  to  Water  street;  said  work  to  be 
done  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized 


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to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  when  proper  vouchers  are  presented  for 
the  same.  And  the  Clerk  is  further  authorized  to  charge  the  amount  of 
four  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  ($450,)  as  provided  in  the  above  resolution, 
as  also,  four  hundred  and  ninety-nine  dollars  and  thirty-nine  cents,  (499  39,) 
that  has  been  recently  expended  on  said  street,  to  a front  foot  tax  levied  for 
the  improvement  of  Green  street,  from  Bridge  street  to  Wafer  street. 

Approved  October  31,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  granting  permission  to  the  lessees  of  the  Alexandria  Canal,  Railroad,  and 
Bridge  Company  to  connect  their  travel  bridge  with  Bridge  Street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  permission  is  hereby  granted  to  the  lessees 
of  the  Alexandria  Canal,  Railroad,  and  Bridge  Company  to  connect  their 
travel  bridge  with  Bridge  street,  at  the  intersection  of  Bridge  and  Lingan 
streets,  such  connection  to  be  made  as  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Streets  shall  direct  and  approve. 

Approved  October  31,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  the  accounts  of  the  Fire  Department. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board,  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  the  per- 
sons hereinafter  named  the  sums  set  opposite  their  respective  names,  in  pay- 
ment of  goods  furnished  and  services  rendered  for  the  Georgetown  Fire  De- 
dartment,  for  the  quarter  ending  September  30,  1868  : Beall  & Shoemaker, 
for  horse  feed,  $120  14;  W.  H.  Tenney,  for  sundries,  $16  69;  John  J. 
Cook,  for  smiths’  work,  &c.,  $43  65;  E.  C.  Pollinan,  for  upholstering,  $12  00; 
R.  W.  Dukehart,  for  repairs  of  hose,  &c.,  $4  50;  Buckey  & Marbury,  for 
sundries,  $1  25;  E.  Tewkes,  for  rags,  $1  02 — $199  25. 

Approved  October  31,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  the  Poor  and  Workhouse  accounts  for  the  quarter  ending  Septem- 
ber 30,  1868. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  M.  V. 
Buckey,  Trustee  of  Poor  and  Workhouse,  the  sum  of  nine  hundred  and 
thirty-two  dollars  and  seventy-nine  cents,  ($932  79,)  it  being  the  amount  of 
the  expenses  of  the  Poor  and  Workhouse,  for  the  quarter  ending  September 
30,  1868,  less  one  hundred  and  ninety  dollars  and  eighty  cents  ($190  80,) 
income  for  the  same  period  from  the  farm. 

Approved  October  31,  1868. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  for  the  improvement  of  a part  ot  Green  Street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetoicn , That  the  sum  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per  front 
fbo t be  levied  and  imposed  on  all  the  lots  and  parts  of  lots  of  ground  front- 
ing cm  each  side  of  Green  street,  from  Bridge  street  to  a point  one  hundred 
and  seventy  feet  below  the  canal  bridge,  and  ten  (10)  cents  on  the  lots  or 
parts  of  lots  of  ground  on  each  side  of  Green  street,  from  a point  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty  feet  below  the  canal  bride  to  Water  street,  and  the  Collector  is 
hereby  directed  to  proceed  to  collect  the  same,  and  pay  it  over  to  the  Clerk  as 
collected,  retaining  four  per  cent,  as  his  commission,  and  if  any  of  the  tax 
hereby  levied  be  not  paid  by  the  first  of  December  next  ensuing,  the  Collector 
is  hereby  directed  to  enforce  the  payment  of  the  same  in  accordance  with 
the  laws  and  charters  of  the  town. 

And  he  it  further  ordained , That  the  money  thus  collected  shall  be  ap- 
plied to  macadamize  Green  street,  from  the  canal  bridge  to  Water  street,  and 
to  reimburse  the  Corporation  for  improving  Green  street,  from  Bridge  street 
to  the  canal  bridge ; the  work  to  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor, 
and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  when 
proper  vouchers  are  presented  for  the  same. 

Approved  October  31,  1868. 


AN  ORDINANCE  for  the  improvement  of  the  Footways  on  Jefferson  Street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  each  owner  of  a lot  or  part  of  lot 
fronting  on  each  side  of  Jefferson  street,  between  Bridge  street  and  Water 
street,  shall,  by  the  twentieth  day  of  November  next,  pave  or  cause  to  be 
paved,  the  footway  in  front  of  his  or  her  premises,  where  there  is  no  footway, 
with  good  hard  paving  brick,  on  a bed  of  sharp  sand,  to  the  depth  of  six 
inches,  and  to  the  width  of  six  feet,  where  unimproved,  and  to  the  full  width 
where  improved,  and  to  repair  the  footways  that  are  now  laid  and  out  of  re- 
pair, in  a good  substantial  manner,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Mayor. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  on  the  said  twentieth  day  of 
November,  if  not  previously  done,  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized 
to  have  the  said  pavement  laid  by  the  lowest  responsible  bidder,  and  for  that 
purpose  there  be,  and  is  hereby,  levied  on  said  lots  or  parts  of  lots,  according 
to  the  front  thereof,  a tax  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per  front  foot,  and  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Tax  Collector  in  such  case,  to  collect  such  tax  immediately, 
and  pay  over  the  same  as  collected,  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation,  retain- 
ing four  per  cent,  as  his  commission. 


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Sec.  o.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
authorized  to  pay  said  taxes  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  when  accompanied 
by  the  proper  vouchers  for  the  same. 

Approved  October  31,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  for  Fuel  for  the  Orphans’  Court. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  William 
Prater  seven  dollars  and  sixty-six  cents,  ($7  66,)  that  sum  being  two- 
fifteenths  of  the  amount  paid  by  the  Clerk  of  the  Levy  Court  to  William 
E.  Brown  for  fuel  for  the  Orphans’  Court,  for  the  county  of  Washington, 
D.  C.,  which  proportionate  sum  is  required  to  be  paid  by  the  Corporation  of 
Georgetown,  under  and  by  virtue  of  an  act  of  Congress  approved  March  5, 
1868. 

Approved  November  7,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  repair  a breach  in  the  Upper  Falls  Road. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  tf  twenty -five  dollars,  or  so 
much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated 
to  repair  a breach  on  the  Upper  Fall’s  lload;  the  work  to  be  done  under 
the  direction  of  the  Mayor,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  to 
the  order  of  the  Mayor  when  proper  vouchers  are  presented  for  the  same. 

Approved  November  7,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  heating  the  Station  House  Prison. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  au- 
thorized to  enter  into  a contract  with  P.  J.  Collison,  to  place  in  the  ISTew 
Prison  a No.  17  “ Morning  Glory”  stove,  and  that  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  or- 
der of  the  Mayor  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  ten  dollars,  ($110,)  or  so 
much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  for  the  purpose  above  stated,  on  the  pre- 
sentation of  proper  vouchers ; Provided , that  the  above  sum  shall  not  be 
paid  until  it  shall  be  certified  by  the  Lieutenant  of  Police  that  the  stove 
has  been  tested  and  found  capable  of  rendering  the  Prison  House  comfort- 
able during  the  severe  weather  of  winter. 

Approved  November  7,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bill  of  C.  Adams. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Crist. 


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Adams  the  sum  of  three  hundred  and  sixty-seven  dollars  and  seventy-five 
cents,  ($367  75,)  the  amount  of  his  bill  rendered  to  this  Corporation,  for 
work  done  on  Upper  Falls  Road,  from  October  17  to  November  28,  1867, 
less  seventy-eight  dollars  ($78)  deducted  for  superintending  said  road,  hav- 
ing one  superintendent  on  bill  at  two  dollars  ($2)  per  day,  he  giving  his 
receipt  in  full  for  all  demands. 

Approved  November  14,  186S. 

A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  the  Industrial  Home  School. 

Whereas,  Mrs.  II.  W.  Blackford  and  Mrs.  A.  M.  Grange wer,  Managers  of 
the  Home  Industrial  School  located  in  this  town,  have  asked  aid  of  the 
Corporation  for  the  purpose  of  assisting  them  in  developing  the  industrial? 
together  with  the  usual  school  exercises  and  for  other  purposes  ; therefore 
be  it 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  dol- 
lars ($150)  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated,  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk 
out  of  the  general  fund,  in  monthly  payments  of  thirty  dollars  each,  ($30,) 
to  the  order  of  Mrs.  H.  W.  Blackford,  or  her  successor,  as  Treasurer  of  the 
Home  Industrial  School  of  Georgetown,  said  monthly  payments  to  com- 
mence on  the  first  day  of  January,  1869,  and  ending  with  the  first  of  May 
following. 

Approved  November  14,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  remitting  Certain  Fines. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That’  the  fines  imposed  by  Justice  Buckey 
in  the  months  of  May  and  December,  A.  D.  1867,  on  John  Fister,  Wm. 
Thomas,  Lewis  Heiss,  Edward  Woody,  John  Bourse,  Frank  Gross,  John 
Duffy,  Jacob  Homiller,  John  Huhn,  John  W.  Gross,  Edward  Mankins. 
Samuel  Howard,  Wm.  H.  Robertson,  and  L.  D.  Brigham,  for  violations  of 
the  ordinance  regulating  the  sale  of  fresh  meats  and  vegetables,  be,  and  the 
same  are  hereby,  remitted  and  forgiven,  the  said  parties  paying  the  cost  of 
all  suits  against  them  by  reason  of  the  above  named  violatio  ns  of  law. 

Approved  November  14,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  for  dredging  the  Channel  of  the  Potomac  River. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  Benjamin  Darby,  John  B.  Davidson, 
George  Hill,  David  L.  Shoemaker,  and  E.  D.  Hartley  be,  and  hereby  are? 


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appointed  a committee  to  make  all  arrangements  for,  and  cause  to  be 
dredged,  a channel  fifty  feet  wide  and  thirteen  feet  deep,  at  low  tide,  over 
the  “bar”  in  the  Potomac  river  below  this  town. 

And  be  it  farther  resolved , That  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  of 
said  work,  the  said  committee,  or  any  member  thereof,  (said  member  to  be 
designated  and  appointed  by  said  committee  by  resolution  to  be  filed  with 
the  Clerk,)  are  hereby  authorized  to  draw  upon  the  Clerk  of  the  Corpora- 
tion of  Georgetown  for  the  sums  of  money  that  may  be  necessary  from  time 
to  time. 

Resolved  farther.  That  to  provide  the  means  of  paying  for  said  work,  the 
Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  raise  the  necessary  amounts  by  loan  or  other- 
wise, and  said  committee  is  hereby  directed  to  solicit  contributions  of  money 
and  material,  according  to  their  best  judgment  and  discretion. 

Approved  November  16,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  claim  of  T.  II.  Donohue. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  T.  EL 
Donohue  eighty-eight  dollars  and  twenty  cents,  ($88  20,)  in  full  for  bills  of 
plumber’s  work  and  material  furnished  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown  to 
July  7,  1868. 

Approved  November  21,  1S6S. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  claim  of  John  Popkins. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  John 
Popkins  two  hundred  and  twenty-eight  dollars  and  forty-four  eentsy 
($228  44.)  in  full  payment  for  work  and  materials,  repairing  arch  corner  of* 
Beall  and  Washington  streets. 

Approved  November  21,  ISOS. 


A RESOLUTION  for  a Hydrant  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Beall  and  High  Streets 
Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  cause  a hydrant  to  be 
placed  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Beall  and  High  streets,  and  that  the  sum 
of  twenty-five  dollars,  ($25,)  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  is 
hereby  appropriated  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  to  his  order  for  this  purpose. 
Approved  November  21,  18(58. 

A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  warming  the  New  Market  House. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  oj 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Committee  on  the  Market  House 


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be,  and  they  are  hereby,  authorized  to  purchase  a suitable  stove,  and  to  use 
also  the  one  that  is  not  used  in  the  room  of  the  Board  of  Common  Council, 
for  the  purpose  of  properly  warming,  during  the  winter,  the  New  Market 
House,  and  also  what  coal  may  be  necessary  for  that  purpose,  provided  that 
the  amount  of  coal  used  shall  be  limited  to  four  tons  per  year. 

Approved  November  21,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  for  the  removal  of  Street  Obstructions. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  re- 
quested to  cause  the  contractor  for  building  the  public  school,  at  the  corner 
of  Prospect  and  Lingan  streets,  to  remove  without  delay  the  dirt  he  has 
dumped  or  deposited  on  said  streets ; Provided , that  nothing  in  this  resolu- 
tion is  intended  to  apply  to  the  dirt  dumped  on  one-third  of  the  streets  at 
the  immediate  fronts  of  the  building  allowed  by  law. 

Approved  November  21,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  secure  the  South  Bank  of  Beall  Street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars  ($100,) 
or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appro- 
priated to  secure  the  south  bank  of  Beall  street,  east  of  Monroe  street,  by 
building  a stone  wall  at  the  foot  of  the  slope  and  filling  to  the  proper  width, 
to  protect  the  curb  and  gutter  lines  on  said  street;  the  work  to  be  done 
under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay 
to  the  order  of  the  Mayor  when  proper  vouchers  are  presented  for  the  same. 

Approved  November  21,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  of  Reference. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  oj  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  subject  of  the  survey  of  the  pro- 
posed routes,  as  agreed  upon  by  a committee  of  this  Corporation  and  the 
President  and  Directors  of  the  Alexandria,  Loudoun,  and  Plampshire  Rail- 
road Company,  in  August  last,  be  confided  in  future  to  the  Joint  Standing 
Committee  of  the  two  Boards  ; and  that  all  committees  heretofore  appointed 
on  the  subject  of  the  proposed  connection  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby,  dis- 
charged from  the  further  consideration  of  the  same. 

Approved  November  28, 1868. 


A RESOLUTION  to  repair  the  Gravelled  Streets  of  the  Town. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars,  ($50,)  or 


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much  thereof  as  may  he  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated 
out  of  the  general  fund,  to  be  used  in  making  sundry  small  repairs  to  the 
gravelled  streets  of  the  town ; and  the  Clerk  is  directed  to  pay  the  same  to 
the  order  of  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Streets  of  the  Board  of 
Common  Council,  under  whose  direction  the  work  shall  be  done,  on  the  pre- 
sentation ot  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  November  28,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  certain  CJaims. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Jos.  F. 
Birch  one  hundred  and  nine  dollars,  ($109,)  for  coffins  furnished  deceased 
paupers,  from  December  9, 1867,  to  September  29, 1868 ; to  order  of  Henry 
A.  Jewell,  Treasurer  Washington  and  Georgetown  Ice  Company,  thirty-four 
dollars  and  ninety  cents,  ($34  90,)  for  ice  furnished  to  Mayor's  office  and 
station  house  during  the  summer  of  1868 ; and  to  order  of  Hieston  & 
Barrett  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  and  sixty-seven  cents,  ($150  67,)  for 
wood  and  coal  furnished  to  Mayor's  office  and  Almshouse  during  the  year 
1868. 

Approved  November  28, 1868. 

A RESOLUTION  for  the  appointment  of  a Committee. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  a committee  of  the  two  Boards,  con- 
sisting of  members  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  members  of  the 
Common  Council,  be  appointed  by  the  chairman  of  the  two  Boards ; the 
duties  of  said  committee  shall  be  to  confer  with  the  corporate  authorities  of 
Washington  city,  or  such  committee  thereof  as  they  may  designate,  upon  all 
matters  referred  to  them,  which  may  be  of  common  interest  to  both  cities. 

Seo.  2.  Resolved, , That  the  corporate  authorities  of  the  city  of  Washing- 
ton be  requested  to  appoint  a committee  for  the  purpose  of  conferring  with 
the  committee  appointed  on  the  part  of  this  Corporation,  upon  the  matters 
indicated  in  the  first  section  of  this  resolution. 

Approved  November  28,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  the  German  and  English  School. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  usual  license  of  five  dollars  ($5) 
for  a ball,  given  for  the  benefit  of  the  German  and  English  School,  on  the 
25th  of  November  last,  be.  and  the  same  is  hereby,  remitted. 

Approved  December  19, 1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  Sinking  Ftmd. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Commissioners  of  the  Sinking 
Fund  be,  and  they  are  hereby,  requested  to  report  to  the  Councils,  with  as 
little  delay  as  practicable,  the  condition  of  that  fund. 

Approved  December  19,  I86S. 


A RESOLUTION  to  provide  for  tbe  erection  of  a Bartholomew  hydrant. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  au- 
thorized and  requested  to  cause  a new  Bartholomew  hydrant  to  be  placed 
on  tbe  southeast  corner  of  Montgomery  and  West  streets. 

Approved  December  19,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  McNerhany  & Waters. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board,  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  twenty  dollars  and  ten  cents 
($20  10)  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk 
to  the  order  of  McNerhany  & Waters;  it  being  the  amount  of  their  bill 
against  this  Corporation  for  gas-fitting  done  at  the  station  house  and  at  the 
Market  House. 

Approved  December  19,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  William  Whelan. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  sum  of  eight  dollars  and  fifty  cents 
($8  50)  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated,  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk 
to  the  order  of  Win.  Whelan,  it  being  the  amount  of  his  bill  for  work  done 
at  the  station  house. 

Approved  December  19,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  granting  permission  to  lay  a Drain, 

Resolved  by  the.  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  permission  be,  and  is  hereby,  granted 
to  B.  R.  Mayfield,  trustee  for  Mary  'Williams,  to  open  Washington  street, 
near  the  intersection  of  W est  street,  ior  the  purpose  ot  laying  a drain  from 
the  premises  on  the  east  side  of  Washington  street,  near  the  northeast  cor- 
ner of  West  street,  to  the  sewer  at  the  intersection  of  the  aforementioned 
streets;  Provided,  the  said  B.  R.  Mayfield,  trustee,  will  guarantee  to  place 


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the  streets,  where  opened,  in  the  same  state  of  repair  as  at  present,  and  to 
keep  them  in  like  condition  for  the  space  of  one  year. 

Approved  December  19,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  McNerhany  & Waters. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Cauncil  oj 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  ninety- 
eight  dollars  and  six  cents  ($198  06)  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropria- 
ted, to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the  order  of  McNerhany  & Waters,  it  being 
the  amount  of  their  account  for  the  quarter  ending  November  30,  1868, 
less  eleven  dollars  and  thirty-six  cents,  ($11  36,)  reserved  according  to  the 
terms  of  their  contract  with  this  Corporation,  said  amount  being  twenty  (20) 
per  cent,  of  the  cost  of  the  work  performed  under  contract. 

Approved  December  19,  1868. 

A RESOLUTION  for  the  relief  of  Messrs.  Garrity  & Williams. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  furnish  to  Messrs.  Garrity 
& "Williams  the  obligations  of  this  Corporation  for  the  amount  found  to  be 
due  to  them,  said  obligations  to  be  given  for  such  amounts  and  periods  as  in 
the  opinion  of  the  Clerk  may  be  necessary  to  enable  him  to  pay  the  same  at 
maturity. 

Approved  December  19, 1888. 

A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  Market  House  Hall. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  use  of  Market  House  Hail  be  granted 
to  the  Teachers  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  Sunday  School,  for  the  purpose 
of  having  a lecture  therein,  on  such  evening  as  they  may  select,  the  expense 
of  lighting  and  warming  the  hall  on  that  evening  to  be  paid  by  said  Teachers. 

Approved  December  19,  1868. 

AN  ORDINANCE  to  amend  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  to  purchase  a Steam  Fire 

Engine  and  to  organize  the  Fire  Department  in  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,”  approved 

July  27,  1866. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  section  one  (1)  of  an  ordinance 
entitled  “An  Ordinance  to  purchase  a Steam  Fire  Engine,  and  to  organize 
the  Fire  Department  in  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,7’  appr  v-:d  July 
27th,  1866,  be  so  amended  as  to  provide  that  the  Board  of  F 
sioners  shall  consist  of  the  Mayor  and  one  member  from  each  p 


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town,  and  one  from  the  town  at  large ; and  that  all  of  the  said  first  (1st) 
section  of  the  above-named  ordinance  not  inconsistent  herewith  be,  and  the 
same  is  hereby,  continued  in  full  force. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  this  amendment  to  the  general 
ordinance  shall  take  effect  on  the  first  (1st)  Monday  in  January  next  ensu- 
ing, after  the  passage  thereof. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  all  laws,  or  parts  of  laws,  incon- 
sistent herewith,  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby,  repealed. 

Approved  December  19,  1868. 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  the  sale  of  intoxicating  liquors. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  on  and  after  the  first  day  of  January 
next,  no  license  for  the  sale  of  Wine,  Whiskey,  Brandy,  Gin,  Cider  or  Beer, 
or  any  other  spirituous,  vinous,  or  malt  liquors,  in  less  quantity  than  a pint, 
shall  be  issued  for  less  than  one  year. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  all  licenses  to  sell  liquors  by  the 
small,  or  less  than  a pint,  shall  be  at  a cost  not  less  than  at  the  rate  of  one 
hundred  dollars  per  annum,  and  shall  terminate  on  the  31st  day  of  Decem- 
ber, 1869,  and  on  the  31st  day  of  December  for  each  succeeding  year. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  no  person  shall  sell  any  of  the 
above-named  articles  without  the  before-mentioned  license,  and  any  person  vio- 
lating this  ordinance  shall  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  twenty  dollars 
for  each  and  every  offence,  to  be  collected  as  ail  other  fines  for  violation  of 
ordinances  of  this  Corporation. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  laws  or  parts  of  laws  incon- 
sistent with  this  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby,  repealed. 

Approved  December  19,  1868. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  II.  W.  Brewer. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georg etown,  That  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and  ninety-seven 
dollars  and  fifty  cents  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  be  paid 
by  the  Clerk  to  H.  W.  Brewer,  Surveyor,  upon  the  presentation  of  proper 
vouchers,  said  sum  being  in  full  of  services  of  himself  and  assistants,  on  the 
survey  to  connect  Georgetown  with  the  Alexandria,  Loudoun  and  Hamp- 
shire Eailroad. 

Approved  December  31,  1868. 


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A RESOLUTION  to  furnish  Overcoats  to  the  members  of  the  Fire  Department. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
authorized  and  requested  to  procure  and  furnish  an  overcoat  to  each  of  the 
following  “active  men,”  of  the  Fire  Department,  viz. : S.  R.  Swann,  Lewis 
Kauf,  Edward  Rhodes,  James  Norris,  Edward  Pettit,  A.  T.  Sturgis,  B.  F. 
Harper,  J,  T.  Graves,  James  Cleveland,  and  John  Houghton  ; said  coats 
not  to  cost  more  than  twenty  dollars  each. 

And  the  Clerk  is  hereby  directed  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor  the 
sum  of  two  hundred  dollars,  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  to  pur- 
chase the  said  overcoats,  and  to  deduct  the  sum  of  four  dollars  from  the 
monthly  pay  of  the  above  named  “active  men  ” until  the  amount  expended 
for  the  said  coats  shall  have  been  refunded. 

Approved  December  31,  1868. 


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OFFICERS  OF  THE  CORPORATION. 


CHARLES  I).  WELCH Mayob. 


WILLIAM  LAIRD Clerk  and  Treasurer. 

WM.  H.  TENNEY Clerk  to  Commissioners  of  Sinking  Fund. 

GEO.  W.  BEALL Tax  Collector. 

Board  of  Aldermen. 

C.  F.  PECK,  Recorder  and  Prest.,  T.  A.  NEWMAN, 

LEVI  DAVIS,  JENKIN  THOMAS, 

GEO.  HILL,  JOHN  W.  BRONAUGH- 

Board  of  Common  Council. 

C.  H.  CRAGIN,  Prest.,  W.  R.  COLLINS, 

BENJ.  DARBY,  L.  L.  CLEMENTS, 

C.  S.  RAMSBURG,  CHAS.  F.  PECK, 

EDWD.  SHOEMAKER,  J.  B.  WELLS, 

CHAS.  S.  ENGLISH,  C.  T.  EDMONSTON, 


JOHN  H.  NEWMAN. 

1.  L.  PARKHURST,  Clerk  to  Common  Council. 

JOHN  FERGUSON , Messenger  to  the  two  Boards  and  to  Mayor  and  Clerk. 
HENRY  W.  BREWER,  Surveyor. 

WM.  H.  SIMMS,  Inspector  and  Marker  of  Lumber. 

A.  L.  GRIMES,  Market  Master. 

E.  T.  KDMONSTON,  Flour  Inspector. 

J.  C.  JOHNSON,  Gauger  of  Spirituous  Lhjuors  and  Inspector  of  Salted 
Provisions. 

H.  G.  RITTER,  Weigher  of  Hay,  Straw,  and  Fodder. 

J.  B.  MERRIT,  Wood  Corder  and  Measurer. 

M.  V.  BUCKEY,  Police  Magistrate  and  Trustee  of  the  Poor. 

G.  H.  SHERMAN,  Harbor  Master. 

J.  H.  NEWMAN,  Commissioner  of  Streets  and  Water  Engineer. 
CHARLES  LEMON,  Chimney  Sweep. 


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Guardians  of  the  Georgetown  Schools-. 
ANTHONY  HYDE,  G-.  W.  BEALL, 

W.  C.  MAGEE,  T.  A.  NEWMAN, 

W.  L.  DUNLOP.  J.  IL.  WILSON, 

0.  S.  RAMSBUI-tG. 

Assessors. 

EDWARD  J.  SHOEMAKER,  J.  C.  HIESTON, 

JOSEPH  F.  COLLINS. 


Board  of  Appeals. 

GEORGE  W.  BEALL,  WM.  H.  GODEY.. 


Commissioners  of  the  Sinking  Fund. 


GEORGE  W.  BEALL, 
H;  CAPERTON, 

W.  KING, 

H.  D.  COOKE, 


SAMUEL  CROPLEY 
THOMAS  BROWN, 
E.  M.  LINTHICUM, 
P.  T.  BERRY. 


Trustees  of  Corcoran  Charity. 

W.  S.  COX,  HENRY  D.  COOKE, 

ANTHONY  HYDE. 


Physicians  for  Small  Pox  and  Vaccination. 
Dr.  G.  W-  WEBB,  Eastern  District. 

Dr,  J.  R,  APPLEBY,  Western  District. 


Board  of  Health. 

1st  Precint. 

Dr.  A.  PETER, 


JENKIN  THOMAS, 
WM.  L.  DUNLOP, 

2d  Precinct. 

Dr.  G.  TYLER, 
ANTHONY  HYDE, 
JOHN  B.  DAVIDSON. 


3d  Precinct. 

Dr.  LOUIS  MACKALL, 
WM.  CLABAUGH, 

GEO-  W.  ORME. 

Precinct. 

D H.  MAu.DUDER, 

J.  J.  KANjT 


ANTHONY  RODIER, 
JOHN  FOWLER, 

M.  V.  BUCKEY. 


Fire  Commissioners. 
C.  D.  WELCH,  Mayor, 

WM.  T.  DUVALL, 

WM.  CLABAUGH, 


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APPOINTMENTS  BY  THE  MAYOR. 

Commissioners  of  Flour  Inspection. 

A.  BOSS  RAY,  WM.  CLABAUGH. 

On  Party  Walls  and  Partition  Fences. 

L.  T.  CARTWRIGHT,  IGNATIUS  DYER, 

E.  J.  SHOEMAKER. 

GEORGE  HARRISON,  Scavenger. 

W.  H.  CALHOUN,  Night  Scavenger. 


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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Pag®. 

Amoskeag  Manufacturing  Co.,  resolution  to  pay  claim  of 16 

Animals,  ordinance  to  prevent  cruelty  to..... 19 

Arch,  resolution  to  repair  an...... 33 

Arches,  resolution  to  repair  broken.. 54 

Alexandria  aqueduct,  ordinance  to  aid  in  the  construction  of  a.  travel  bridge  over.,58 

“ amendatory  of  an  ordinance 60 

Alexandria  canal,  railroad,  and  bridge  company,  resolution  in  relation  to  con- 
tract with .......63,  65 

Alexandria  canal,  railroad,  and  bridge  company,  granting  permission  to  connect 

with  Bridge  street........... 68 

Adams,  C.,  resolution  to  pay  bill  of. 70 

Branch  markets,  ordinance  to  establish  and  regulate.. ..........11 

resolution  establishing........................... 14-  x 

Beall  street,  supplementary  ordinance  for  improvement  of......... 26 

resolution  for  temporary  supervision  of  work  upon.. 61 

‘£  to  secure  the  south  bank  of..*... .. 73 

Bridge  street,  resolution  for  a flag  footway  across...... ............... ......... ...21,  54,  60 

“ to  repair..... ......39,  58 

Beall,  John  J.,  resolution  to  pay  claim,  of......... 27,47 

Batson,  Helen,  resolution  for  the  relief  of..... 28 

Butchers,  resolution  granting  permission  to  place  ice  boxes  in  the  market 40 

Brewer,  H.  W.,  resolution  to  pay  claim  of..... .........52,  77 

Bill,  resolution  to  pay  a certain......... 52 

Barker,  Wm.  H.,  resolution  in  favor  of. .........52 

Bridge  over  the  aqueduct,  ordinance  in  aid  of.... 58 

u amendatory  of  an  ordinance.......... 60 

Bartholomew  hydrant,  resolution  to  provide  for 67 

Booth,  John,  resolution  in  favor  of.. 67 

■Courier,  resolutions  to  pay  claim  of. 3,  14, 16,  26,  47,  64 

Committee  before  Congress,  resolution  instructing  the .......6,  21,  31 

“ appointing  a ...26 

Clerk,  ordinance  relating  to  the  duties  of. 6 

resolution  fixing  the  salary  of........ 29 

“ instructing  the 64 

Congress  street,  ordinance  to  complete  improvement  of 15 

resolution  to  pay  for  work  done  on 62 

Clerks  of  the  two  Boards,  resolution  in  favor  of. 17 


'Collector  of  taxes,  resolution  in  regard  to  the 17 

“ allowing  a credit  to  the 17 

Certain  claims,  resolution  to  pay 21  26  30  31  47  60  66  74 

Coal  ashes,  resolution  granting  privilege  to  deposit  on  public  streets 28 

Committee  of  investigation,  resolution  to  appoint  a 39 

■Commissioner  of  streets,  resolution  instructing  the 44 

Calhoun,  William  H.,  resolution  in  favor  of...... 45,  66 

Cook,  John  J.,  resolution  in  favor  of 51 

Contract  with  bridge  company,  resolution  in  relation  to 63 

Clerk’s  contingen  fund,  resolution  making  an  appropriation  for 63 

Causeway,  resolution  to  repair  the  road  across 65 

Channel,  resolution  for  dredging  the..... 71 

Committee,  resolution  for  the  appointment  of. 74 

Duvall,  Win.  T.,  resolution  to  pay  claim  of........ 3,  32 

Davidge,  W.  D.,  resolution  to  pay  claim  of. 11 

Destitute  poor,  resolution  for  the  relief  of  the. 13 

Dickson  & King,  resolution  in  favor  of... 40 

Donohue,  T.  H.,  resolution  to  pay  claim  of.... 57,  72 

Drain,  resolution  granting  permission  to  lay, 75 

Evening  Express,  resolution  to  pay  bill  of. 16,  26 

Edmonston,  C.  T.,  resolution  granting  privilege  to 25 

Eighth  street,  ordinance  postponing  improvements  to  the  sidewalks  of. 36 

Evening  Star,  resolution  to  pay  claim  of 55 

Flag  footways,  resolution  to  lay .........10,  36,  38,  57,  59 

“ granting  permission  to  lay 37 

amendatory  of  a resolution  to  lay 51 

Fire  Department,  resolution  to  pay  bills  of....... 11,  68 

“ to  purchase  a new  reel  for 13 

ordinance  amending  an  ordinance,.. 76 

resolution  to  furnish  overcoats  to  the  members  of. 78 

Fresh  fish,  ordinance  relating  to  the  sale  of 18 

Fish  market,  resolution  providing  for  benches  in 19 

Fire  Commissioners,  resolution  in  favor  of  the 20 

Fish  wharf,  resolution  authorizing  the  repair  of 26 

Fines,  resolution  remitting  certain. 33,  7 1 

Fifth  street,  ordinance  levying  a further  front  foot  tax  on. 35 

Frederick  street,  resolution  tc  lay  sidewalk  on... 53 

Gas  light  Company,  resolution  to  pay  bills  of. 13,  47 

Getty,  G.  T.  & Co.,  resolution  to  pay  claim  of, 16 

Gutters,  resolution  for  the  improvement  of  certain 24 

“ to  repair 49,  54,  59 

Gibbons,  John,  resolution  in  favor  of. 35 

Giles,  Alexander,  resolution  in  favor  of 35 

Gas  lamps,  resolution  in  relation  to  keeping  in  repair 36 

Green  street,  resolution  to  repair 55  37 

lt  for  flag  footways  on 57 


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ordinance  for  improvement  of  part  of. 69 

Garity,  James,  resolution  to  pay  claim  of 62 

Georgetown  College,  resolution  relating  to  supply  of  water  to.... 65 

Gravelled  streets,  resolution  to  repair  the 74 

German  and  English  school,  resolution  in  favor  of 74 

Garrity  & Williams,  resolution  for  the  relief  of 76 

Huckster  license,  ordinance  establishing  a 4 

Hieston  & Co.,  resolution  to  pay  claims  of. 10 

High  street,  resolution  for  the  repair  of. 27,  32,  41 

u to  place  a hydrant  on 34 

u to  pave  with  blue  rock 49 

Hydrants,  resolution  in  relation  to  keeping  in  repair 37 

u to  provide  for  a Bartholomew 67  75 

“ fora 72 

Hucksters,  ordinance  for  the  relief  of 53 

High  street  school,  resolution  to  pave  sidewalk  in  front  of 58 

Industrial  School,  resolution  in  favor  of 16  71 

Inquiry,  resolution  of. 42  43 

Intoxicating  liquors,  ordinance  regulating  the  sale  of. 77 

Judges  of  Election,  resolution  to  pay  for  rooms  used  by 19 

u 11  11  the  claim  of 20 

Joint  Committee,  joint  resolution  appointing  a 42 

select,  resolution  appointing  a 63  64 

Jefferson  street,  ordinance  for  improvement  of  footways  on 69 

K street  bridge,  resolution  concerning  the 31 

Lamp  post,  resolution  establishing  a 11 

Libbey,  Joseph  & J.  E.,  resolution  to  pay  claim  of. 16 

Levy  Court,  resolution  making  an  appropriation  for 18 

“ to  pay  claim  of 25 

Licenses,  resolution  refunding  amounts  paid  for 18 

Lang,  Eleanor  R.,  resolution  in  relation  to  corporation  claim  against  the  late 23 

Lieense,  resolution  relieving  certain  parties  from  paying  a 28 

Lower  Falls  road,  resolution  for  the  repair  of. 29 

“ making  an  additional  appropriation  for 46 

Lee,  Alfred,  resolution  for  the  relief  of. 33 

Loy,  John,  resolution  to  pay  claim  o£. 66 

Market  stalls,  resolution  authoriziug  f£ie  Clerk  to  rent  certain 6 

11  to  rearrange  the 18 

ordinance  authorizing  the  sale  of. 23 

“ to  pay  cost  of  rearranging  the . 25 

u relating  to  the  renting  of. .....26 

u u to  ce  rtain 48 

Market  house  hall,  resolution  granting  the  use  of. 10  23  76 

Market  house,  resolution  for  sweeping  the 10  63 

u m -relation  to  Ihe  repairs  of  the  south  end  of. 25 


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Michler,  General  N.,  resolution  of  thanks  to 17 

Monroe  street,  supplementary  ordinance  for  improvement  of 20 

' ution  for  temporary  supervision  of  work  upon 61 

Mayor’s  contingent  fund,  resolution  in  regard  to 22 

Meyer,  Conrad,  resolution  to  pay  claim  of 25 

“ in  favor  of ..39 

Market  street,  resolution  for  repair  of  sidewalks  on ........32 

“ to  improve 47  66 

McNerhany  & Waters,  resolution  authorizing  a contract  with 45 

do.  to  pay  claim  of 64  67  75  76 

Montgomery  street*  resolution  concerning  the  water  main  on 50 

Money,  ordinance  giving  authority  to  borrow 51 

McCormick,  Dr.  Charles,  resolution  in  favor  of  the  widow  of. 55 

Norris  & Gladman,  resolution  to  pay  claim  of. 3 

North  street,  supplementary  ordinance  for  improvement  of. 20 

resolution  for  temporary  supervision  of  work  upon 61 

Nicholson,  Joseph,  resolution  in  favor  of 28 

Nuisance,  resolution  to  abate  a 41 

New  Market  house,  ordinance  amending  an  ordinance  in  relation  thereto ...45 

resolution  in  relation  to  warming  the 72 

New  station  house,  resolution  to  grade  and  pave  in  front  of 50 

Orphan’s  Court,  resolution  in  relation  to 65 

do.  to  pay  for.  fuel  for 70 

Officers  of  the  Corporation 79  80  81 

Poor  and  Workhouse,  resolution  to  pay  expenses  of. 14  29  55  68 

do.  making  an  appropriation  for 27 

do.  concerning  the 52 

Potomac  Division  S.  of  T.,  resolution  in  favor  of. 21  46 

Pumps,  resolution  authorizing  the  repair  of  certain 22  44  47 

do.  in  relation  to  unserviceable 43 

Public  schools,  resolution  asking  an  appropriation  from  Congress  in  aid  of.. 26 

Peck,  E.  and  C.  F.,  resolution  in  favor  of. 28 

Pennsylvania  avenue  extended,  ordinance  for  improvement  of. 34 

do.  amended 40 

Prospect  street,  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  the  footways  on 48 

Potomac  water,  resolution  to  prevent  the  waste  and  improper  use  of 49 

Pick  ell,  8.  & Co.  resolution  for  relief  of. 50 

Priv  !ege,  resolution  granting  a certain ...64 

Potomac  r ver,  resolution  for  dredging  the  channel  of. 7i 

Poo  . , John,  resolution  to  pay  claim  of 72 

Real  estate,  ordinance  providing  for  lists  of  transfers  of. 3 

do.  amendatory  of  an  ordinance 66 

R sor  rs,  resolution  in  avor  of  the 16 

R cor  'er,  resolution  in  favor  of 18 


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Railroad,  resolution  authorizing  a survey  for  a , ...22 

do.  appointing  two  additional  members  on  the  committee 30 

Ray,  Alexander,  resolution  granting  a certain  privilege  to,.... 56 

Register  of  Wills,  resolution  in  relation  to ..65 

Reference,  resolution  of ...73 

School  purposes,  resolution  making  an  appropriation  for .....22 

do.  concerning  additional  taxation  for.... ....56 

Street  lamp,  resolution  changing  the  location  of  a ,...29 

Streets,  resolution  providing  for  cleaning  the.... ......... ......... 33 

Stoddard  street,  ordinance  providing  for  the  extension  of  to  High.. 37 

resolntion  approving  of  the  grade  of  the  extension...',. .,..53 

do.  requesting  the  Mayor  to  summon  another  jury  in  the 

case  of 57 

resolution  to  lay  flag  footway...... 60 

Seventh  street,  ordinance  levying  a front  foot  tax  to  gravel...,. .....41 

South  street,  resolution  authorizing  the  sutvey  of..... ,...,,.43 

Street  roller,  resolution  authorizing  the  Mayor  to  sell .....46 

Stock,  ordinance  giving  authority  to  issue...... 51 

Second  street,  resolution  to  repair ............. ..........56 

Survey,  resolution  in  relation  to,  for  a branch  railroad. ...57  73 

School  facilities,  ordinance  levying  a tax  to  increase ................ ,...61 

Station  house  prison,  resolution  in  relation  to  heating.... .‘70 

Streets  obstructions,  resolution  for  the  removal  of 73 

Sinking  fund,  resolution  in  relation  to ...75 

Steam  fire  engine,  ordinance  amending  an  ordinance.. ...76 

Tax  collector,  resolution  directing  the  recorder  to  settle  liabilities  of  the  late. ...... ..4 

do.  in  relation  to  the  settlement  with  the  sureties  of,. ......... 23 

do.  in  regard  to  the  liabilities  of  the  late... 30 

ordinance  relating  to  the  duties  of...... .6 

resolution  allowing  a credit  to 39 

Talbot,  Robert  E.,  resolution  to  pay  bill  of...... 13  52 

Taxes,  ordinance  levying  general  and  special  direct ......14 

Taxation,  resolution  concerning  additional,  for  school  purposes .......56 

Tax  for  school  facilities,  ordinance  levying  a. .....61 

Upper  Falls  road,  resolution  for  the  repair  of 31 

do.  making  an  additional  appropriation  for.... ...46 

do.  to  repair  a breach  in , 79 

Water  main,  ordinance  providing  for  the  extension  of  on  Market  street .......44 

do.  amendatory  of  an  ordinance ..50 

Whelan,  William,  resolution  for  the  relief  qf. ,46  75 

Water  taxes,  resolution  authorizing  the  collection  of  certain ......51 

Water,  resolution  relating  to  the  distribution  of 52  65 

do.  concerning  the  distribution  of  on  the  high  service ...55 

Weight,  ordinance  amending  an  ordinance  requiring  certain  articles  to  be  sold  by..58 


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Water  street,  resolution  to  repair  the  western  terminus  of. ! 

do.  to  lay  flag  footway .*,>.^59 

Washington  street,  resolution  to  macadamize ,...,>>*>,>*64 


